Stock No. 2880	George IV sterling silver pipe tamper
	Patriotic George IV sterling silver pipe tamper cast in the form of Britannia wearing Roman robes and armour and a Roman helmet. With her left hand she is supporting a shield depicting the Union Jack. The figure is standing on a pedestal. The base of the pedestal is flat and has a serrated diamond pattern. The set of four hallmarks is stamped on one side of the pedestal. The two central marks are slightly rubbed at the top but still very clear. There is no maker's mark.

Condition :-Excellent condition with clear hallmarks
Hallmarked :- London 1825
Size :- 2.9 inches (7.4 cm) long
Weight :- 1.38 ozt (42.8 g)
This figure has been rather crudely fashioned with unproportionately large hands. Nevertheless, this pipe tamper is a very interesting collector's piece. After the Napoleonic Wars were won, there was an intense wave of patriotism in England which lasted for a number of years and was expressed in many ways. For example, in 1820 and for some years later, the production by James Mudie of a grand series of forty medals commemorating British victories during the reign of George III met with an enormous amount of success.

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