George III Sterling Silver Teapot London 1792 Henry Chawner. SOLD

by Louis Wine

George III Sterling Silver Teapot London 1792 Henry Chawner.

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George III Sterling Silver Teapot London 1792 Henry Chawner. The teapot of slight serpentine form, the straight reeded spout opposite an ebonized wood handle, bell form lid with oval knop carved ebony finial, the body decorated with bright cut, foliage and pin pricked decoration, central coat of arms to one side depicting a lion rampant ducally crowned and crest to other side of falcon with wings elevated and displayed supporting in dexter claw a tilting spear. Measures: 10.75 x 3.50 x 6.50 (height) inches. Gross weight: 17.70 oz. Fully hallmarked under base, lion passant to interior of cover and scratch weight on base17:9. Condition: good. Very slight age related wear to wood finial.

Louis Wine

Louis Wine Ltd., Toronto specialists in Antique Silver , Antique Jewellery & Decorative Arts, are a 4th generation family business.Louis Wine (1865-1946) founded the company in Dublin, Ireland in 1880. Louis Wine began selling to silver collectors in Dublin from a shop in historic Wellington Quay. In 1908, he located on Dublin's fashionable Grafton Street. To the firm came the worlds leading Georgian Silver collectors. Pieces by Paul de Lamerie, Paul Storr, Hester Bateman and Irish Georgian Silver were constantly on display. Our gallery run by Richard (Louis Wine's great grandson) in Yorkville Toronto, displays a range of fine Antique Silver, Old Sheffield Plate, Antique Jewellery & Decorative Arts from the 18th-20th century, including Bateman, Storr, Ramsden, Tiffany, Knox, Liberty, Jensen, Christopher Dresser.