English Sterling Silver Cape Teapot Emes & Barnard 1825

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FINEST ENGLISH GEORGE IV STERLING SILVER "CAPE" PATTERN TEAPOT; ELEGANT GADROONED RIM; RUFFLED ACANTHUS CAP SPOUT; NEVER MONOGRAMMED; REBECCAH EMES & EDWARD BARNARD, LONDON, 1825; 27 OUNCES This is an elegant, masterfully hand crafted English George IV sterling silver teapot. From Emes & Barnrad. Without quesiton, one of the most important firms of its time. Date marked 1825. Following the death of husband John, Rebeccah Emes was listed with her brother-in-law William in 1808. Later that same year, formed the partnership with Edward Barnard. This was the first listing for him. Grimwade writes the partnership was "...unquestionably one of the largest working in this period, with wide connections in the trade" (page 504). The firm sold extensively to Rundell & Bridge, the largest retailer in the world. They also crafted magnificent racing trophy cups for Cattle & Barber of York. Examples of their work are found in important private and institutional collections worldwide. Several are displayed in the famed Clark Art Institute. The largest collection of period English silver outside of the U.K. The teapot in classic raised oval form. Also referred to as Cape pattern. Elegant gadrooned rim, above step in shoulder. Gently domed recessed cover. Perfectly fit. Topped with ebonized button form finial, with sterling bell cap. Corresponding beautifully carved ebonized C-scroll handle. Banded and spread sheild form joins. Unusually wide, ruffled acanthus cap spout. The large width allows for rapid pouring of the contents. Supported upon thick, well formed circular foot. Never monogrammed. This elegant, Emes & Barnard Cape pattern sterling silver teapot 11 inches handle to spout and 5 1/4 inches tall. Exceptionally thick, heavy guage sterling construction, 26 1/2 ounces, less bit for handle and finial. Excellent condition. Rich, lustreous sterling patina throughout. Interior completely free of discoloration, handle perfectly secure. Handle and button finial retain a rich, warm patina. Stands perfectly firm on table or serving tray. The elegant gadrooned and acanthus decoration retain most all of their original, crisp detail. Several shallow pinhead size bumps along lower body only. Crisp, well struck hallmarks to underside. Matching hallmarks under cover. For the discerning collector of the finest Georgian period sterling. An extremely fine George IV sterling silver Cape pattern teapot. In excellent condition. From Emes & Barnard. One of the most important firms of their day. 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 custom size boxes, shipping materials and to pay for professional packing. We make great effort to accurately describe each item listed. Returns are accepted, 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. Please note, Massachusetts residents are subject to sales tax. We have over 4155 feedbacks. And, are quite proud of our 99.9% rating. We received favorable notice in the March 12th, 2006 New York Times. Page 8, Business Section, in a well written article on silver collecting. Copy furnished upon request. ... read more

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