Lot 2124
  • 2124

A George II silver coffee pot, Francis Spilsbury, London, 1736

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on base and inside cover
  • silver, wood
  • height 9 1/4 in.
  • 23.5 cm
engraved with arms in rococo cartouche, partly-faceted spout above drop, tall bell-form finial

Literature

George Parker, “Lighting and Dining in the Eighteenth Century: Silver Pewter, Brass and Bronze,” Wisconsin Academy Review, 43: 3 (Summer 1997), 16.

Condition

wood handle with horizontal split but still stable, the silver in good condition
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