American Sterling Silver Anchor & Conch Teapot c1850

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MUSEUM QUALITY c1850 AMERICAN STERLING SILVER HAND CRAFTED TEAPOT; STUNNING ANCHOR & CONCH SHELL FINIAL; FINEST HAND CHASED STREAMING FLORAL DECORATION; VINE FORM, LEAF AND GRAPE CLUSTER HANDLE; NEVER MONOGRAMMED This is a museum quality, mid 19th century American sterling silver teapot. Monumental in size. Unsigned. The work closely resembles that of John C. Moore, late 1840s. When he was supplying fine silverwares to Tiffany, among others. Executed in urn form on raised pedestal base. Meticulously repoussed streaming leaf, floral and vine decoration. The foliates encircle the teapot mid-body, neck, base and lid. Texture and panel engraved. Masterful hand chased detail throughout. Two leaf and floral framed oval medallions, unmonogrammed. Rich, beaded trim to neck, shoulder and base, in varying guage. Elegant, leaf cap, leaf and bead form spout. Most unique. Layered and turned, heavily chased acanthus mount. Even more breathtaking, vine form, leaf and grape handle. Clusters of grapes cascading downward. Heavily chased. Original ivory heat stops. Handle perfectly secure. Top hat, domed cover. Thick, book end hinging, in fine state. Finished with beautifully detailed leaning anchor and conch shell finial. Never monogrammed. The teapot is quite large, 12 1/2 inches tall,12 inches handle to spout. Thick, heavy guage sterling construction, weighs 40 ounces...... Excellent condition. Rich, lustreous sterling patina. Interior completely free of discoloration, as it appears to have never been used. Retains its original, crisp, sharp hand chased detail throughout. Few tiny pin size creases, none sharp. Worst 1/2 inch mild "line" upper left of centre, too small to photograph. Unmarked, tests sterling. Coming soon, more fine late 19th-early 20th century Tiffany sterling, including a set of four ram's head open salts. A very similar English, H.H. Plante sterling centre bowl with ram's head supports....gorgeous. A beautifully hand crafted Indian silver tea service, including tray, covered sugar and condiment pot, fully hallmarked. A c1840 Gale and Willis coin silver pitcher, striking twisted vine form handle. A c1800 Joseph Lownes coin silver tea set. A c1890 Whiting "wave" pattern demi set, gold wash interior. Exceptionally large and well crafted, William Bateman 1816 coffee pot. 1827 Joseph Angell sterling toast rack, and a second rack of the same period. A fine Robert Hennell 1785 teapot and matching stand.. ......and more. Please feel free to inquire directly about this, or any item we've listed. Whether the item is alone or part of a set. We very much welcome your interest. We are collectors first. As such, we are quite easy to work with. We happily combine items when shipping, saving you costs. We ship twice weekly, usually US Postal Priority. Fully insured for domestic packages, and air parcel overseas. We charge a bit more than actual cost for boxes, shipping materials and to pay our shipper. We make great effort to accurately describe each item listed. Returns are accepted, without question. If either condition, country of origin or dating is significantly incorrect. In such cases we refund your shipping costs as well. Like you, we are only human, and make mistakes. Hopefully, not too many. Remember, the items you see are antiques. Hence, have an expected amount of wear from normal use. As such, returning an item because we failed to mention the tiniest bit of wear, or barely discernible flaw is not acceptable. Nor do we accept returns based on buyer's remorse. Nor change of taste, or because a buyer did not realize how "small" four inches might be once in hand. We have over 1990 feedbacks. And, are quite proud of our 99.7% rating. We received favorable notice in the March 12th New York Times. Page 8, Business Section, in a well written article on silver collecting. Copy furnished upon request. Enjoy....and good fortune in your bidding. read more

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