A George III silver tea urn in mahogany travelling case

A George III silver tea urn in mahogany travelling case
John Wakelin and William Taylor, London 1778
Urn-shaped, the upswept flying scroll handles with acanthus junctions, applied ribbon laurel swags over two armorial engraved roundels and further engraved crests for the Temple family, the ribbed spout with ivory handle, the spreading foot on a raised square base, with bead rims and engraved vitruvian scroll band, the waisted pull-off cover with removable finial, the interior with a removable metal tube containing the iron pig, contained in a fitted mahogany travelling case, height 53cm, height of case 60cm, weight 102oz.