£800 - £1,200
A William IV / Victoria four piece silver tea and coffee service by John Tapley, London 1837, with William IV duty mark, comprising;- coffee pot, tea pot, two handled sugar bowl and milk jug, of compressed melon form, the slightly domed hinge lid with flower finial, foliate spout, 'C' shaped handle with ivory insulators, raised on four foliate feet, engraved with a crest and motto, 'Manu Forti', 2411gms., (77ozs.), gross (4) X X Ivory licence; Coffee pot: 3TSB3C73, Tea pot:US1CCAVM x Fairbairns Book of Crests of the Families for Great Britian and Ireland, reprint fourth edition London 1905, plate 212.9, p364/1, crest and motto relate to the Mackay Clan 'Manu Forti' with a strong hand.
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