A REGENCY SILVER TEA URN, PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1813

Property of a Lady
A REGENCY SILVER TEA URN, PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1813

on paw feet with palm leaf tops, with lion-head and reeded handles, monster-head spout, and removable bud finial, the urn and cover engraved with Indian figure crest, the interior with a removable silver cylinder with fixed plated sleeve for heating rod and plated cover
marked throughout
168 oz gross excluding cylinder
5225 g
height 14 ½ in.
37 cm

Condition Report:
Body of urn with a few creases to interior and minor dings throughout. The cylinder with numerous creases and spots of lead solder. The spigot handle dented out of shape. Please note the original ivory has been replaced with ivorine.

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