A George II Silver Coffee Pot, Phillips Garden, London, 1756
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April 19, 06:54 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A George II Silver Coffee Pot, Phillips Garden, London, 1756
of pear form, chased with rococo ornaments, engraved on both sides with arms, the shaped foot cast with a dragon and sprays of bullrushes and berried foliage, possibly a reference to the Elements, the short spout cast with a coffee plant above a shell, bud finial
marked on base and cover
36 oz 10 dwt gross
1135 g
height 11 ½ in.
29.2 cm
The same spout can be seen on a coffee pot on lampstand by Paul de Lamerie of 1743, in the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, see the exhibition catalogue Paul de Lamerie at the Sign of the Golden Ball, Goldsmiths' Hall London 1990, no. 105, p. 58.
A comparable coffee pot by Phillips Garden 1752 sold in The Star Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 20 October 2020, lot 50.
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