A George III silver four-piece tea service, John Emes, London 1798-1800

A George III silver four-piece tea service, John Emes, London 1798-1800

comprising: a teapot, a coffee pot, a milk jug and sugar basin, the ovoid bodies engraved with panels of foliate and other designs, enclosing two cartouches, one initialed JBS, the coffee pot and teapot with composition handles, coffee pot 29cm high, 1820g all in, fitted wooden box
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Provenance

Stephan Welz & Co. in association with Sotheby's, Johannesburg, 16 September 1997, lot 389.

Literature

Stephan Welz & Co. (1997) Decorative Arts and Collectors' Items, Cape Town: Creda Press (Pty) Ltd. Pages 42-43.