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A GEORGE III SILVER TEA-URN
MARK OF DIGBY SCOTT AND BENJAMIN SMITH LONDON, 1806
A GEORGE III SILVER TEA-URN MARK OF DIGBY SCOTT AND BENJAMIN SMITH LONDON, 1806 Hemispherical, the shaped triangular base on three ball feet, the base with eagle's wing and serpent decoration, three winged female mask monopodia supports above, the body with guilloche, stylised hieroglyphic and applied berried laurel wreath borders, the textured serpent's mask spout with ivory handle, the serpent body extending into coils below the urn, the hinged beaded border designed to serve as double swing handles, with Medusa mask and berried laurel terminals, the detachable cover applied with berried laurel foliage and acanthus bud finial, with plain cylindrical liner, collar and cover with ball finial, and detachable metal weight, the body engraved to one side with the Royal arms and to the other with two coats-of-arms accolée with Earl's coronet above, the collar with a crest within Garter motto with Earl's coronet above, and with the Royal crest within Garter motto with Royal crown above, marked on applied elements on base, base of urn body, cover, liner, liner cover and collar, the tripod base also stamped 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE LONDINI FECERUNT' 15 in. (38.5 cm.) high gross weight 250 oz. (7,783 gr.) The Royal arms are those of George III. The second arms are those of Spencer accolle with those of Bingham for George John 2nd Earl Spencer, K.G. (1758-1834) and his wife Lavinia (d. 1831), eldest daughter of Charles, 1st Earl of Lucan (1735-1799) whom he married in 1781.