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MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1814
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A GEORGE III SILVER TEAPOT
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1814
Compressed spherical and on spreading foot, the shoulder with a band of trailing foliage, with a foliage decorated spout and an ivory handle, with an egg and dart border, the hinged cover engraved with initials below a royal Duke's coronet and with an ivory finial, engraved underneath with initials 'EA' over 'Fs', marked near handle and inside cover, the base further stamped '190'
8¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
gross weight 19 oz. (588 gr.)
The initials are those of Princess Sophia Augusta (1768-1840), sixth child and second daughter of King George III (1738-1820) and his wife Queen Charlotte, (1744-1818).
The initials EA Fs stand for "Ernst Augustus Fidekommis", meaning the entailed property of the Duke of Cumberland.
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1814
Compressed spherical and on spreading foot, the shoulder with a band of trailing foliage, with a foliage decorated spout and an ivory handle, with an egg and dart border, the hinged cover engraved with initials below a royal Duke's coronet and with an ivory finial, engraved underneath with initials 'EA' over 'Fs', marked near handle and inside cover, the base further stamped '190'
8¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
gross weight 19 oz. (588 gr.)
The initials are those of Princess Sophia Augusta (1768-1840), sixth child and second daughter of King George III (1738-1820) and his wife Queen Charlotte, (1744-1818).
The initials EA Fs stand for "Ernst Augustus Fidekommis", meaning the entailed property of the Duke of Cumberland.
Provenance
Princess Sophia Augusta (1768-1840), and then by descent to her brother
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851), and then almost certainly by descent to his great-grandson
Ernst Augustus, Duke of Brunswick Luneburg (1878-1923)
Purchased by Gluckselig of Vienna, circa 1923, and sold to
Crichton Brothers, London, 1923
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851), and then almost certainly by descent to his great-grandson
Ernst Augustus, Duke of Brunswick Luneburg (1878-1923)
Purchased by Gluckselig of Vienna, circa 1923, and sold to
Crichton Brothers, London, 1923
Special notice
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Sale room notice
Please note the estimate should read GBP 2,500-3,500.