A GEORGE II INVERTED PEAR-SHAPED TEA KETTLE AND LAMPSTAND

Description:

London, 1746, William Grundy
H. 37 cm incl. handle
With partly fluted curved spout, the shoulder chased with flowers, foliage and scrolls on a matted ground, the swing leather-covered scroll handle with shell terminals, the doned cover with plain cone finial, the stand on three scroll and shell feet with pierced scroll aprons between, with circular lamp, engraved with a coat-af-arms in a Rococo cartouche. Fully hallmarked. Circa 1915gr.
Important Rhenish private collection, with Christie's London, 28.11.1990, Lot 121