1805 Sheffield Silver Plate Regency Period Lion Tea Urn

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1805 Sheffield Silver Plate Regency Period Lion Tea Urn IMPRESSIVE OLD SHEFFIELD SILVER PLATED TEA COFFEE OR HOT WATER URN; CLASSIC CIRCULAR FORM; ELEGANT FLUTED DESIGN WITH GADROONED TRIM; FABULOUS HIGH RELIEF LION'S HEADS; EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION; 1795-1815 This is a beautifully designed and hand crafted Old Sheffield fused silver plate tea urn or hot water urn. From the English Regency Period. Made in the late 1700s, to approximately 1820. Masterfully rendered in impressive, circular form. Fluted, domed cover topped with ball finial. Fluted design is repeated on the lower half of the urn and the burner. Elegant gadrooned trim on the base, burner, shoulder, and cover. Raised on four ball feet. Supported on four columns terminating in hairy claw paw feet reflecting strong Chippendale influence. Stunning lion's heads hold the ring handles in their mouths on either side of the urn. Cast separately and applied, they are rendered in superb high relief. Skillfully hand chased in tremendous detail, perfectly capturing the texture of the lion's fur. This is the finest quality casting you can get. Engraved with a crest above the spigot depicting a crane surrounded with a wreath of leaves. The crest is more finely detailed than our photographs show. The English Regency Period tea urn is 16 inches tall and 11 3/4 inches wide from handle to handle. Perfect, useable condition. Rich, lustrous patina. Everything is in excellent working order. We filled the urn with water, and t are no leaks. The on-off spigot works flawlessly with no drips when the spigot is in the off position. T is some wear to the high points on the spigot and on the paw feet, but it is very minor. The cover fits very snugly. The original burner and wick are present. The burner is removable for ease in filling and cleaning. Please see our other examples of fine and rare silver in our eBay Store "Antiques by Bubbleking" or click this link. Please scroll down or click to see photographs of this item , or for information regarding the following: For the American bidder , for the international bidder , payment methods accepted, about our photographs, and our contact information. Good luck and bid with confidence. For the American Bidder Shipping including insurance will be $28.00. These charges are based on UPS ground rates and US Postal Services Parcel Post rates. If you wish to ship via Registered Mail, Express Mail, Priority Mail, overnight, 2nd or 3rd day shipping it will cost extra. Please email us if you have questions. For the International Bidder Payment methods accepted from international bidders: We can only accept PayPal from bidders with PayPal confirmed shipping addresses in the following countries: Canada, United Kingdom and the United States. We do not accept payments by PayPal for items to be shipped outside of UK, USA or Canada. If you need your item shipped outside of the USA, UK or Canada you must pay by a personal check in US Dollars or by an International Money Order, bank wire transfer, or other methods pre-approved by us. Please email with any questions, see our contact information below. Email us before the auction ends for an estimate of shipping and insurance fees to your country. Your shipping fees will vary from the quoted auction fees. You can also research shipping methods at the official USPS website: http://ircalc.usps.gov/ You are responsible for making sure that items purchased are legal for import into your country, and for any import duties or taxes imposed by your country. We are not responsible for items that may be seized by your country's customs offices. If you need our help in any way, or have questions, we will do our best to assist you. Payment Methods Accepted We accept personal checks, money orders, international money orders in US Dollars, bank wire transfers, electronic payments from PayPal, and other me... read more

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