THE TEAPOT WITH MAKER'S MARK OF JAMES HEWITT, EDINBURGH, 1782, THE SUGAR BOWL AND CREAM JUG WITH MAKER'S MARKS OF JAMES GILSLAND
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A GEORGE III SCOTTISH SILVER THREE PIECE TEA SERVICE
the teapot with maker's mark of James Hewitt, Edinburgh, 1782, the sugar bowl and cream jug with maker's marks of James Gilsland
Vase-shaped, on spreading circular bases, with beaded rims, engraved with neo-classical ribbon-tied floral garlands, suspending oval cartouche engraved with crest, motto and initials, the teapot with scroll spout and handle, each applied with chased acanthus foliage and surmounted by stylised bird's heads, domed cover with pineapple finial, matching helmet-shaped cream jug and sugar basin
height of teapot 9in. (22.8cm)
teapot fully marked on cover and indistinctly marked with one mark under base, the sugar basin and cream jug marked under bases
(38oz.) (3)
the teapot with maker's mark of James Hewitt, Edinburgh, 1782, the sugar bowl and cream jug with maker's marks of James Gilsland
Vase-shaped, on spreading circular bases, with beaded rims, engraved with neo-classical ribbon-tied floral garlands, suspending oval cartouche engraved with crest, motto and initials, the teapot with scroll spout and handle, each applied with chased acanthus foliage and surmounted by stylised bird's heads, domed cover with pineapple finial, matching helmet-shaped cream jug and sugar basin
height of teapot 9in. (22.8cm)
teapot fully marked on cover and indistinctly marked with one mark under base, the sugar basin and cream jug marked under bases
(38oz.) (3)