caption: An <PERSON> Sterling Silver teapot with straight-sided and shaped oval fluted body, a round tapering spout, a wooden finial and scroll handle, an oval domed invisibly hinged lid, and with top and bottom bands of bright-cut engraved floral decoration, having vacant cartouches on either side, and sitting on a flat base. Made by <PERSON> of London in 1788. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver teapot are length 26.5 cms (10.5 inches), height 15 cms (6 inches), width 8.5 cms (3.3 inches), and it weighs approx. 420g (13.5 troy ounces).