January 2, 2024
Georgian Period Silver on Copper Coffee Pot,1790-1810
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A beautiful and early coffee pot in Sheffield silverplate from the late 18th/early 19th century.Tall and stately slender Georgian urn form with horizontal banding and delicate beading around the shoulder,shapely applewood handle,fine bone mushroom finial and large oval pedestal base.Embossed on the front with a magnficent floral wreath and marked underneath SILVER EDG`D with an accompanying impressed star (*). Handcrafted with construction of a higher order,silver edging having been used to conceal exposed copper edges as opposed to lead soldering.This was a technique used in the late 18th/early 19th century when attention to detail and craftsmanship were of utmost importance in emulating fine sterling pieces and better conceal folded joints subject to revealing the copper through wear over time. This coffee pot is of a graceful and restrained design that is classical and timeless.It was crafted during the period of the "Device Mark",a simple symbol stamped into the bottom of the piece to identify maker origin.Device Marks were used from around 1800-1842,when electroplating came into use for the adnce of silver to base metal through electolysis.The mark was used following the period w hallmarks were stamped in emulation of fine silver.Because assay marks were no longer a requirement on such pieces and makers` works in silverplate
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