A GEORGE IV SILVER MELLON TEA POT. Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, England, 1824. Marks: (lion passant), (leopard's...

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A GEORGE IV SILVER MELLON TEA POT
Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London, England, 1824
Marks: (lion passant), (leopard's head), (duty mark), RM (over) EB, i
5-3/8 x 11-1/2 x 7 inches (13.7 x 29.2 x 17.8 cm)
25.98 ounces (gross)

The melon shaped tea pot with hinged lid on cast base of four feet, chased repoussé leaves ring the top of the tea pot and lid which is crowned with a cast melon, the cast handle with ivory insulators and cast acanthus leaf, three leafed stem to spout.

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