£650
Maritime Interest - a large George III silver oval teapot, bright-cut engraved and outlined throughout with wrigglework, inscribed Presented by the Owners of the Ship Betsey to Capt. John Quinton For His Great Care & Attention for the Interests of the Ship, London, August 1796, scroll-capped handle, 32cm long, Joseph Scammell, London 1793, 594g gross
Reference: A ship of this name appeared on Lloyds register in 1790, and was involved in several voyages in the slavery trade during that decade.
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