A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT KETTLE, STAND AND LAMP
MARK OF WILLIAM GRUNDY, LONDON, 1758
In the Chinoiserie taste, the inverted pear shaped body cast and chased with scrolls, rocaille and flowers framing two large cartouches featuring on one side figures picking tea leaves and on the other a tea drinking party, the lid with kneeling figure holding a bird finial, the swing handle with half Chinese male figure terminal and with woven cane handle, the stand on three shell feet, the apron pierced with flower garlands holding a pagoda temple, the baluster plain lamp with detachable cover, marked underneath the kettle, in cover and underneath the lamp
17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) high on handle
gross weight 109 oz. 4 dwt. (3,398 gr.)
A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT KETTLE, STAND AND LAMP
MARK OF WILLIAM GRUNDY, LONDON, 1758
In the Chinoiserie taste, the inverted pear shaped body cast and chased with scrolls, rocaille and flowers framing two large cartouches featuring on one side figures picking tea leaves and on the other a tea drinking party, the lid with kneeling figure holding a bird finial, the swing handle with half Chinese male figure terminal and with woven cane handle, the stand on three shell feet, the apron pierced with flower garlands holding a pagoda temple, the baluster plain lamp with detachable cover, marked underneath the kettle, in cover and underneath the lamp
17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) high on handle
gross weight 109 oz. 4 dwt. (3,398 gr.)
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