A George III silver tea urn, with chinoiserie decoration, vase-shaped with a square base, scroll feet and an openwork apron, the cast dolphin spigot with a seated chinaman finial, the twin-handles cast as flowering tea plants with caterpillars, the lift-off spool-shaped cover with another seated Chinaman finial, examining the contents of his teacup, the whole with repousse-work floral garlands and four vignettes with Chinese figures in landscapes, crested, incised on the cover with the scratch weight "103-3" (the body, once detachable, now fixed to the base and the interior with a plated sleeve and a heating iron, by Joseph Steward (II), London 1767, 58cms high, 99.25oz.
A George III silver tea urn, with chinoiserie decoration, vase-shaped with a square base, scroll feet and an openwork apron, the cast dolphin spigot with a seated chinaman finial, the twin-handles cast as flowering tea plants with caterpillars, the lift-off spool-shaped cover with another seated Chinaman finial, examining the contents of his teacup, the whole with repousse-work floral garlands and four vignettes with Chinese figures in landscapes, crested, incised on the cover with the scratch weight "103-3" (the body, once detachable, now fixed to the base and the interior with a plated sleeve and a heating iron, by Joseph Steward (II), London 1767, 58cms high, 99.25oz.
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