A GEORGE III SILVER EWER

MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1772

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A GEORGE III SILVER EWER
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1772
Ovoid on square pedestal foot, gadroon, shell and foliate scroll rim, leaf-capped scroll handle terminating in foliage, front engraved with an earl's crest within Garter strap
10½ in. (27 cm.) high
21 oz. (661 gm.)

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Lot Essay

The crest is for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792)
He was elected Knight of the Garter in 1762, serving as Prime Minister (Tory) and First Lord of the Treasury, 1762-63

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