Lot 3039
  • 3039

An American Silver Black Coffee Pot, George W. Shiebler & Co., New York And Brooklyn, circa 1895

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on base and numbered 3247
  • Silver, Ivorine (Plastic)
  • height 12 1/2 in.
  • 31.8cm
the baluster body  with knopped and elongated neck, lower body profusely embossed and chased with beaded lattice enclosing leaftips, rising to stiff leaves and lobes, the knop with band of oval bosses surrounded by scrolls, engraved on one side with monogram HCKF, the other side GH, the upper neck with lattice centered by stars, handle witih flowerheads and foliage, the hinged domed cover chased to match and with foliate cone finial, spout terminating in a lotus blossom

Condition

good condition, decoration crisp. Please note the ivory insulators have been removed and replaced with ivorine (plastic).
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