Object Description
A handsome antique sterling silver samovar of globular form having a folding handle with leather finish. Plain style with gadroon borders and hand engraved armorial to the front. Pretty flower finial. The matching stand has an ornate cast and pierced frieze and stands on large shell feet; the integral oil reservoir has a push on top. All pieces with a matching crest.
Contains 1700 ml.
Weight 1349 grams, 43.3 troy ounces.
Total height 35 cm (handle extended)/ kettle height 25 cm (handle extended), 15.5 cm (to top of kettle).
London 1754.
Maker Henry Dutton.
HENRY DUTTON
Henry Dutton, London silversmith, no record of apprenticeship or freedom. Mark entered as largeworker 1754. Still working in 1773.