11th Oct, 2023 11:00

Silver and Objects of Vertu
 
  Lot 459
 

A George I Britannia standard silver coffee pot, London 1715 by Jonah Clifton (reg. 25 Nov 1703)

A George I Britannia standard silver coffee pot, London 1715 by Jonah Clifton (reg. 25 Nov 1703)

Of tapering cylindrical ‘lighthouse’ form, the curved spout with a moulded hinged spout cap at a right angle to a wooden C scroll handle pinned to tubular sockets, leading to a hinged domed lid surmounted by a compressed knop finial. The front with a first half of the 18th century engraved coat of arms in a spinsters lozenge reserved with rustication and foliate scrolls. The lid engraved with a crest of a stork with wings expanded. Fully marked to the right of handle and the lid marked with maker’s mark and lion’s head erased only, the spout cap unmarked.

Height – 21.5 cm / 8.5 inches

Weight – 497 grams / 15.98 ozt

Estimated at £2,500 - £3,500

 

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