A William IV Silver Teapot with Skull Finial, Paul Storr, London, 1835
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October 18, 08:00 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A William IV Silver Teapot with Skull Finial, Paul Storr, London, 1835
with a skull and bones finial, marked throughout including maker's mark on finial, the base also stamped Storr & Mortimer and 299. Together with a George IV silver dish cover by Paul Storr, London, 1824, engraved with arms below earl's coronet, marked on cover and finial, 2 pieces.
57 oz 10 dwt gross
1791 g
length of teapot 10 3/4 in.; diameter of cover 9 3/4 in.
27.3 cm; 24.8 cm
The teapot was possibly made for the Skull and Bones Society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, that was founded in 1832. Storr and Mortimer did enough business with the United States that they opened a shop in New York in 1839, but closed it in 1841 when punishing tariffs were enacted on imported plate.
The arms on the dish cover are those of Hamilton, baron of Belhaven and Stenton.