A George lV silver four piece tea service with burner, Edward, Edward Junior, John and William Barnard, London, 1829, (5), comprising teapot, coffee pot, burner, milk jug and sugar basin, the pots with cast floral finials, the covers having fluted skirting and all with waved rims of bombe form, the bodies with waved collars over arched concave panels tapering and supported on a waved skirted circular foot, leaf capped handles and spouts, the burner on leaf capped scroll feet, (5), 3160 gms (total weight), coffee pot 20.4 cm high
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- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins.
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