An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 19th Century German silver coffee pot with spirit burner, in the Queen Anne style; an addition to our antique silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique German silver coffee pot has an oval rounded form.
The lower portion of the rounded body is ornamented with embossed, convex fluted decoration.
The upper portion is plain and unembellished, with applied moulded borders to the swept shoulders.
This exceptional coffee pot is fitted with the original hinged cover, which features further segmented fluted decoration to the domed portion.
The cover retains the original oval carved wood and silver topped finial.
This Queen Anne style coffee pot is fitted with the original elongated C shaped wood handle with a plain scrolling thumbpiece.
The pot detaches from the original hallmarked silver stand, supported by four impressive cast legs, each terminating with a hoof foot accented with a leaf design.
The oval frame and base of the stand are encompassed with palmette decorated borders.
The serpentine-shaped stand bears an oval receiver to the centre, accommodating the original detachable globular spirit burner.
The surface of the base is embellished with the contemporary engraved inscription ''Zum Andenken 1842''*.
This hallmarks to the underside of this 19th century coffee pot and frame of the stand include:
Assay mark: Hamburg, Germany
Assay Master mark: U (Heinrich Leonhard Möller)
Maker''s mark: F.Se
Such coffee pots with the original stands and spirit burners are becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
NOTE: * This German inscription can be translated to in memory of, to the memory of, as a reminder or memorial of.
Condition
This antique silver coffee pot is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The interior of the coffee pot has been professionally cleaned and is ready for use.
The German hallmarks to the underside
... of the coffee pot and surface of the stand frame are clear in keeping with age and location.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this silver coffee pot.
Dimensions
Height 28.1cm/11.06''
Length from back of handle to tip of lip 26.4cm/10.39''
Length of stand 14cm/5.51''
Diameter of spirit burner 5.1cm/2.01''
Width of coffee pot 10cm/3.94''
Width of stand 11.9cm/4.69''
Height of coffee pot 18.7cm/7.36''
Height of stand 9.8cm/3.86''
Height of spirit burner 9.7cm/3.82''
Total Weight
27.7 troy ounces/860.8g
Maker: Untraced
Date: 1842
Origin: Hamburg, Germany
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Internal Reference: C8195
Antique Number: SA1014887
Dateline of this antique is 1800
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