Lot 504
A GEORGE III TEAPOT AND MATCHING STAND
JAMES OLIPHANT EDINBURGH 1764 AND 1765
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: Lots 413 - 580 | 21 August 2024 at 10am
Description
the teapot of drum form, engraved crest and motto to body, straight spout and S-scroll wooden handle, the pull-off lid with a turned wooden finial; the stand of moulded circular outline with a cast shell border, raised on three hoof feet (2)
Dimensions
15cm height of teapot, 25oz, 19cm, diameter of stand, 7oz
Footnote
Heraldry
The crest of Hepburn
Crest: A horse argent furnished gules tied to a yew tree proper
Motto: Keep tryst
From the research it would appear that the owner of this teapot hailed from the branches of the family of Hepburn from the County of Haddingtonshire in East Lothian. Upon an examination of various sources the most likely candidate would be Robert Hepburn of Clerkington in the aforesaid county (born before 1743 died 2nd January 1798). Robert was educated at the University of Edinburgh and thereafter he is stated as pursuing a career as an advocate.