A George III Silver Tea Urn, John Robins, London, 1802

of vase form with gadrooned borders and lower body, engraved above spout with contemporary arms, the sides with ring handles issuing from lion heads, conforming domed cover crested to match, all raised on four pilaster supports terminating in paw feet and shaped square plinth centered by urn-form lamp, the interior fitted with heating cylinder.

changes to interior fittings and lamp cap in silvered-metal, otherwise good
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The arms are possibly those of Whitehead.