A large George III Irish provincial silver teapot, Cork circa 1790 by Samuel Green

of ogee oval form with a curved spout opposite a wooden C scroll handle pinned to tubular sockets. The hinged domed lid surmounted by a detachable oval wooden finial. The body with bright cut engraved decoration of foliage and rosettes, a cartouche to each side, one engraved with a crest of a wolf statant, the opposing side with initials LAW in flourished cursive script. Marked underneath with incuse maker’s mark SG, and STERLING.

Length – 33.5 cm / 13.25 inches

Weight – 659 grams / 21.19 ozt