Lot 420

A GEORGE II BULLET TEAPOT

Auction: 12 August 2015 at 15:00 BST
£2,500
Description
William Aytoun, Edinburgh 1735, Assay Master Archibald Ure, the spherical body with finely flat chased foliate scroll, shell and rocaille border to body and flush hinged cover, ball finial, the silver S scroll handle with moulded thumbpiece and ivory insulators, with fluted and acanthus capped scroll spout, raised on a short stem and domed foot, the underside of the foot engraved with script initials 'D / BS' and 'David Strachan Esq., Whitehouse, Cramond 1750'
Dimensions
Teapot height: 16cm, 23oz
