Sterling Silver Coffee Pot - Antique Victorian (1838)

Description

This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver coffee pot has a panelled baluster form onto a circular spreading foot.

The upper portion of the body is embellished with flat chased latice work and interlacing, scrolling, stylised leaf designs accented with leaf motifs.

The ornamentation to the front panel and either side of this large coffee pot incorporates a scroll bordered shaped oval vacant cartouche.

This Victorian coffee pot retains the original hallmarked domed panelled hinged cover embellished with further flat chased scrolling leaf and lattice work designs.

The cover is surmounted by a fluted bun shaped carved wood and sterling silver topped finial.

The Victorian silver coffee pot has an exceptional large carved ribbed ivory handle with an impressive scrolling thumbpiece and fitted to impressive sterling silver chased stylised scrolling leaf decorated sockets and terminals.

This Victorian coffee pot has an impressive swan necked spout with an unusual fluted and scroll decorated shaped socket.

The initials within the maker's marks, in addition to the standardisation of the surround could pertain to a multitude of antique silversmiths; these silvermsiths include William Eaton, Edwards, Ellerby and Eley II.

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