Sterling Holloware: Tea Pots

Chrysanthemum sterling silver tea kettle on stand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round with tooled scrolls forming frames. Wavy rim applied with alternating flower-head and leaf pattern. Denser and less orderly bunches wrapped around tapering spout and sides of concave bracket swing handle. Cover domed and side hinged with bud finial. Stand square with concave sides and flattened volute scroll corner supports with leaf and flower-head mounts. Open x-form sides wrapped and inset with same.... Click for details

Indian Colonial silver teapot, ca 1880. Quadrilateral and bombe with s-scroll spout and capped high-looping handle. Domed top with hinged cover and ornamental finial. Square inset foot. Kutch ornament comprising flowers and tendrils on stippled ground as well as acanthus and rinceaux borders. A beautiful synthesis of Western form and Eastern style. Very good condition and patina.

Dimensions: H 6 1/4 x W 8 1/4 x D 4 7/8 in. Weight: 22 troy ounces. #BV671

Japonesque mixed metal kettle on stand. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1880. Kettle: Round and tapering body with s-scroll spout. Applied silver ornament on hand-hammered copper ground. On one side a rooster clucks and pecks on granulated soil; on other a large leafing tree rooted in same. Also, birds and blossoming branch. Cover domed with brass vasiform finial. Fixed c-scroll stained-wood handle. Stand: Rind with pierced gallery sides mounted to four claw-and-ball feet, which are mounted... Click for details

Pair of Neoclassical-style gilt sterling silver tea urns. Each: Ovoid bowl on raised foot mounted to round base. Cover domed with knopped top terminating in bud finial. Swags and acanthus leaves as well as beading and leaf and dart. Fluted spout with carved leaf twist tap (one in black and one in white). Traditional vessels revved up with scaly and entwined snake handles. One marked “Sterling Silver” and the other marked “Sterling”. Very good condition with rich color.

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Edwardian Classical sterling silver teapot. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Tapering oval bowl with wide shoulder lobes, high-looping handle, and wide and tapering spout. Cover hinged and domed with ball finial. Raised oval foot. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern no. 14013 (first produced in 1899), director’s letter T (1892-1902), and volume (“4 cups / 1 1/2 pints”). Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/4 x W 10 x D 4 3/8 in. Weight: 17.5 troy ounces. #BV801

George III sterling silver teapot on stand. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1789. Teapot: Ovoid body with straight and tapering diagonal spout and capped looping handle. Cover hinged and raised with leaf-mounted ovoid stained-wood finial. Stand: Oval well and tapering sides; 4 claw-and-ball feet. Both pieces have engraved Neoclassical ornament and armorials (vacant), and beading. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: Teapot: H 6 3/4 x W 11 x D 4 in. Stand: H 1 1/8 x W 7 1/8 x D 5... Click for details

George III sterling silver teapot. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1789. Oval with convex sides with flutes and pilasters. Cover hinged and domed with green-tinted carved pineapple finial. Capped stained-wood handle. Diagonal and faceted spout. Two engraved wreath frames (of which one vacant, the other engraved with single-letter monogram) between pendant flower borders. Modish Neoclassical form and ornament. Fully marked. Condition: Handle has visible repair. Otherwise fine.

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French Art Deco 950 silver teapot, ca 1930. Faceted drum on round and stepped foot. Covered “fish mouth” v-spout. Wood scroll-bracket handle. Cover hinged and raised with round and stepped finial; finial top has silver circle engraved with block monogram. Immensely stylish and fully serviceable. Marked with Minerva head, and Jean E. Puiforcat and Emile Puiforcat stamps. Fine condition apart from minor chip to handle wood.

Dimensions: H 5 1/2 x W 9 1/2 x D 5 1/2 in. Gross weight: 25.5 troy... Click for details

Stylish sterling silver hot water kettle on stand. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Kettle: Globular with upright spout, swing trefoil handle, and side-hinged cover with stylized bud finial. Stand: Square with open heraldic shield supports on curule mounts, and corner pierced-scroll oval supports. Heating element: Detachable with hinged cover. Kettle has chased border in form of imbricated leaves or chevrons. A popular motif that is sometimes known as Wave Edge. Stand sides have same... Click for details

Georgian sterling silver chocolate pot. Made by Howard & Co. in New York in 1903. Baluster body on 3 scroll-mounted hoof supports. Turned and stained-wood handle. Cover hinged and raised with thumb-rest and hinged spout cap. Spout v-form and fluted. A substantial vessel with old English elegance. Fully marked including no. 170 and year. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 1/4 x W 11 x D 4 1/4 in. Heavy gross weight: 27 troy ounces. #BT521