Live Auction 10635Christie's Interiors
A GEORGE III SILVER TEA URN
Lot 378

A GEORGE III SILVER TEA URN

MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG & STEPHEN GILBERT, LONDON, 1780

Closed27 January 2015

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GBP 2,250

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A GEORGE III SILVER TEA URN
MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG & STEPHEN GILBERT, LONDON, 1780
Vase-shaped with stiff leaf chasing below large oval tassies depicting female classical figures, one a winged figure whose shield incorporates the arms of Paulet/Powlett/Poulett impaling another, bifurcated, reeded loop handles terminating in leafage, bead borders and bands of vitruvian scrolls around cover and trumpet foot, the latter raised on square base applied to sides with rosettes and on leaf and scroll-embellished bracket feet, the artichoke finial lifting part-way out to release the steam via the pierced quatrefoils and lozenges on cylindrical shaft, fluted spout with carved ivory tap, engraved ducally gorged falcon crest to cover and foot
21 in. high (54 cm.)
93.5 oz. (2899 gm.)

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