A George III silver miniature journeyman's or saffron teapot
A George III silver miniature journeyman's or saffron teapot,
London 1781,
of plain oval form with a flush hinged cover, applied with an urn finial and wooden handle, engraved with a crest, the base faintly engraved with a '3-15' over other script initials,
3.8ozt overall
Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.
There are a number of possibilities for this maker's mark, one being Thomas Heming. However, given the article, there are two other possibilities, both of whom are not recorded in Grimwade, yet recorded at Mark Book, Smallworkers C3 at The Goldsmiths' Company - one being John Huntley and the other Thomas Hatton, Mark Book C3, Smallworker.
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A George III silver miniature journeyman's or saffron teapot,
London 1781,
of plain oval form with a flush hinged cover, applied with an urn finial and wooden handle, engraved with a crest, the base faintly engraved with a '3-15' over other script initials,
3.8ozt overall
Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.
There are a number of possibilities for this maker's mark, one being Thomas Heming. However, given the article, there are two other possibilities, both of whom are not recorded in Grimwade, yet recorded at Mark Book, Smallworkers C3 at The Goldsmiths' Company - one being John Huntley and the other Thomas Hatton, Mark Book C3, Smallworker.
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