A GEORGE IV FIVE-PIECE SILVER TEA AND COFFEE-SERVICE
MARK OF EDWARD FARRELL, LONDON, 1821, THE KETTLE AND STAND 1822
Pear-shaped, cast, chased in high relief and applied with figures in taverns or rural landscapes and on crouching figures or lion-mask capped paw feet, comprising: a teapot; a coffee-pot, each with figure finial on barrel above oak leaf and acorn calyx, with carved ivory handle; a kettle and stand, the overhead swing handle cast with figures and with figure finial; a cream-jug and a sugar bowl, marked near handles, the teapot and coffee-pot further marked on cover and finial, the kettle further marked on stand, handle, cover bezel and finial
the kettle and stand 16 ¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high
gross weight 227 oz. 14 dwt. (7,082 gr.)
Sold for GBP 20,000 at Christies in 2018