"FAUGH A BALLAGH" Teapot, 1805

This is a really pleasing Georgian silver teapot with a very elegant design and made by one of the most important silversmiths of the period, John Emes.

The teapot just oozes quality with crisp, beautifully engraved bands around the body, a fabulous secret, flush hinge and silver handle with insulators to protect the user from heat. The cartouche to one side of the oval body is engraved with a crest and motto "FAUGH A BALLAGH" whilst the other side is vacant. This motto is a battle cry of Irish origins which translates to "Clear The Way".

This lovely looking teapot has a really satisfying feel to it and benefits from being in excellent condition with a good patina and neither damage nor repair. A great piece!

john Emes was apprenticed to the top quality silversmith Henry Chawner and following his death the company was continued by his widow Rebecca in partnership with Chawner and the workshop manager Edward Barnard. As Edward Barnard & Sons, the business became the largest London silversmiths for most of the 19th century.