11th Jun, 2024 11:00

Silver & Objects of Vertu
 
  Lot 132
 

A cased late 19th / early 20th Anglo - Indian silver bachelor teapot, Madras circa 1900 by Peter Orr and Sons

A cased late 19th / early 20th Anglo - Indian silver bachelor teapot, Madras circa 1900 by Peter Orr and Sons

Of rounded form with a tapering spout modelled as bamboo, the wishbone shape handle also modelled as bamboo fitted with ivory insulators. The hinged lid surmounted by a detachable gourd finial. The body and lid with chased and embossed decoration in rosette pattern, a shield shape cartouche to each side engraved with a crest of an etoile of six points, above the motto sic Itur ad astra. Marked underneath with P.ORR & SONS, MADRAS. Housed in a fitted teak case, branded P.ORR & SONS, MANUFACTURERS MADRAS.

Teapot length – 20 cm / 7.8 inches

Weight – 426 grams / 13.7 ozt

Case length – 23.7 cm / 9 inches

The crest is for Martin or Martyn

Two bowls of this pattern by Peter Orr was sold these rooms, 14 Feb 2023, lot 45 (£450 incl. prem)

Sold for £2,268

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