A George IV silver 'Teniers' teapot Edward Farrell, London 1821

A George IV silver 'Teniers' teapot
Edward Farrell, London 1821
Of squat baluster form, the finial in the form of a bird on a domed hinge cover, the body and cover profusely chased and embossed with rural tavern scenes amid trees in the style of David Teniers, all on a stippled matt ground, the cast leaf-capped scrolling spout with a grotesque to its base, a leaf-capped wood scroll handle, and four cast lions heads to the lower body all raised on four lions paws, height 15.5cm, weight total 25oz.