Teapots

1835
John Tapley
8484 Antique Silver Teapot
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A superb antique sterling silver teapot of circular form with a cast decorative foot and pretty flower finial. Good gauge silver and excellent manufacture. The chased body has a deep relief decoration with flowers and leaves and there is a pretty cast silver lid finial. The front cartouche has an engraved lion crest and initial “B”. Contains 1200 ml. Weight 899 grams, 28.9 troy ounces. Height 15.5 cms. Spread 27.5 cms. London 1835. Maker John Tapley.
Circa 1840
Luigi Sciolet
10224 Italian Antique Silver Pot
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A curious little silver container in the form of a small teapot with a serpent spout and handle, four heavy cast eagle feet, and the lid finial modelled as a swan. 19^th century. Fantastic decorative quality and heavy gauge silver. Likely to be an oil dispenser (oliera), possibly to fill something like a kettle spirit lamp. Contains 320ml. Weight 519 grams, 16.6 troy ounces. Length 18.5cm from spout to handle. Rome, Italy. Maker Luigi Sciolet. Circa 1840.
1845
Joseph & Albert Savory
9306 Antique Silver Teapot
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An excellent quality antique silver teapot with the popular melon shape popular during the first half of the 19th century. Good gauge silver. With a simple plain form this pot is embellished with a pretty flower finial, acanthus leaf mount to the handle and a decorative cast foot. Contains 1200 ml. Weight 703 grams, 22.6 troy ounces. Height 15 cm. Spread 29.5 cm. London 1845. Maker Joseph & Albert Savory.
Circa 1850

10133 Antique Dutch Silver Miniature Teapot
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A lovely little antique silver toy teapot. It looks like an exact copy of a full size original. Weight 10 grams, less than 1 troy ounce. Height 4cm. Spread 4.4cm. Made in the Netherlands. Circa 1850.
1865
The Goldsmiths Alliance
9065 Victorian Silver Bachelor Teapot
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A lovely little antique sterling silver teapot with hinged lid and flower finial. Nice small size. Circular ribbed form and hand engraved deep borders with scroll decoration. To the front there is a hand engraved crest of a bird above the motto “mea gloria fides” meaning “our faith in glory”. Contains 650 ml. Weight 421 grams, 13.5 troy ounces. Height 12 cms (to top of handle). Spread 19.5 cms. Marked underneath for London 1865. Maker Goldsmith Alliance.
1876
Elkington
8318 Victorian Silver Bachelor Teapot by Elkington
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A lovely little antique sterling silver teapot with hinged lid. Nice small size. Circular bullet shape and all over decorated with flower and leaf designs. Both sides have a hand engraved crest of a bird within a circular cartouche. Contains 500 ml. Weight 281 grams, 9 troy ounces. Height 11 cms. Spread 17 cms. Diameter of base 6.25 cms. Marked underneath for London 1876. Maker Frederick Elkington.
1882
William Hutton
8490 Antique Silver Teapot
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A dainty antique sterling silver teapot on pedestal foot. Small size. Attractive fluted design with a wide embossed frieze of scroll decoration. Contains 400 ml. Weight 282 grams, 9 troy ounces. Height 13.5 cms. Spread 18.5 cms. Sheffield 1882. Maker William Hutton & Son.
Circa 1900

9028 Antique Nepalese Silver Teapot
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A large antique Tibetan or Nepalese silver teapot with a domed lid, originally attached with a chain, and matching teapot stand. Very heavy gauge silver. Interesting style combining both Indian and Chinese influences. The handle is modelled as a dragon’s head with a curved neck and scales, the spout has animal decoration, the body has traces of an engraved or embossed decoration. The teapot has an unusual base formation (see photos) which sits onto an elaborate matching stand. The lid and teapot stand both have a decorative circular motif. Contains 1400 ml. Weight 1393 grams, 44.7 troy ounces. Height 21 cms. Spread 29 cms. Stamped underneath with 2 characters, probably the makers mark. Circa 1900.
Circa 1900

7885 Antique Indian Silver Teapot
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Of colonial interest. A delightful antique silver teapot with embossed decoration all over of a hunting scene. With a snake handle and coiled snake finger rest (to assist pouring) on top. The decoration is very charming with the palm tree forest inhabited by elephants, lions, rabbits, a boy with a spear and a deity with wings. Contains 750 ml. Weight 515 grams, 16.5 troy ounces. Height 12 (to top of snake). Spread 25 cms. Unmarked silver. Indian, probably Kutch. Circa 1900.
Circa 1900

8696 Antique Tibetan Silver Teapot
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An attractive little Tibetan or Nepalese silver teapot with a domed lid attached with a chain. Interesting style combining both Indian and Chinese influences. The handle is modelled as a dragon’s head and curving neck, the body has both engraved and embossed decoration. Contains 200 ml. Weight 247 grams, 7.9 troy ounces. Height 12 cms. Spread 16 cms. Stamped on the top edge of the lid with 2 symbols, probably the makers mark. Circa 1900.
Circa 1910

8711 Antique Indian Silver Teapot
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Of colonial interest. A delightful antique silver teapot with embossed decoration all over of a hunting scene. With an elephant finial and stylised elephant handle and spout. The body has an interesting decoration of a jungle inhabited by elephants, lions and wild cows; to one side there is an elephant, with his mahout, and riding on the howdah* a hunter is taking aim at a group of lions, on the other side the man on horseback is shooting a gun and is accompanied by his hunting dog. Weight 547 grams, 17.5 troy ounces. Height 11 (to top of finial). Spread 23.5 cms. Stamped underneath with Indian silver marks for Bombay. Circa 1900.
1919
Martin Hall and Co
8478 Georgian Style Silver Teapot
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An excellent quality antique sterling silver teapot of globular form and having a cast decorative border. Large size and good gauge silver. The teapot has a beautifully carved ivory handle and finial. Weight 1162 grams, 37.3 troy ounces. Contains 1300 ml. Height 18 cms, spread 33 cms. Birmingham 1919. Maker Martin Hall. This matches #8479 and #8480.