English Sterling Silver Geo III Coffee Pot 1821 31oz

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

FINE GEORGE III STERLING SILVER COFFEE BOT; ELEGANT BROAD SHOULDER PARTIAL FLUTED FORM; GADROONED RIM; ACANTHUS MOUNT SPOUT; LEAF CAP VINE AND SHELL SCROLL FEET; ORIGINAL CARVED RUFFLED ACANTHUS CAP FRUITWOOD HANDLE; NEVER MONOGRAMMED; JOSEPH HARDY, LONDON, 1821; 31 OUNCES This is a uniquely designed, beautifully hand crafted George III English sterling silver coffee pot. From the London firm of Joseph Hardy. Date marked 1821. Hardy apprenticed under John Davis in 1762. Free 1786. First listed with Thomas Lowndes in 1798. Second mark alone 1799. Died 1827. Little more is known iof this silversmith. Though this coffee pot illustrates a remarkablly creative design and fine finish detail. Executed in raised urn form. Broad shoulder, tapering to petal fluted lower body. As you can see from the images, the form is quite unusual. Powerful, without being too heavily ornamented. Wide, overflow gadrooned rim. Skillfully cast wide high arched spout. Lavishly carved ruffled acanthus mount. Unique heart shape opening to spout. For ease of dispensing your favorite brew. Thick, recessed circular cover. Well fit. Topped with elegant panelled, bud form finial. Raised upon urn form pedestal base. Petal fluted surround. The coffee pot with original, beautifully carved fruitwood handle. Unusual ruffled and rolled acanthus thumb piece. The wood actually carved as a faux leaf cap. Supported upon boldly modelled leaf cap, raised shell and swirling leaf scroll feet. Gorgeous. The feet themselves noteworthy silver works of art. Never monogrammed. This beautifully designed George III coffee pot 9 inches handle to spout 8 3/4 inches tall. Extremely thick, heavy guage sterling silver construction, 31 ounces. In excellent, near pristine condition. Appears little if ever used. Rich, lustreous sterling patina. Original hand carved handle is secure and displays a rich, mellow patina. The lavishly carved acanthus decoration to spout and leaf cap, swirling vine and shell scroll feet retain their original crisp, vibrant hand chased detail. The coffee pot stands perfectly firm on table or tray. Extremely crisp, well struck hallmarks to the underside, as shown. Matching partial hallmarks to cover interior edge. A powerfully designed George III sterling silver coffee pot. In near pristine condition. Never mongrammed. For the most discerning collector of Georgian silver, focused upon bold, unique designs. 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 4080 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. From our personal collection, an elegant mid 19th century coin silver basket, from John an... read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.