Object Description
This beautiful armorial George II silver kettle on stand was made in London in 1752 by John Robinson and measures 11 inches to the finial and 14.5 inches with the handle raised by 6.5 inches wide and 10.25 inches handle to spout, the cast stand has three shell shaped feet leading into an S scrolled support arm leading into the circular pierced frame where the kettle sits, the burner is fixed and fully hallmarked below, the piercing is lovely with scrolls and acanthus leaves and around the hole where the kettle sits it is also pierced and has a leaf design, the kettle itself is pear shaped and has a lovely coat of arms inside a florid cartouche to one side and is plain otherwise to the top third where it is profusely decorated with scrolls, leaves, flowers, fish scale engraving and a leaf border around the lid, the cast spout is fluted where it attaches to the body and has graduated decoration underneath it with an acanthus leaf above the spout, the florid pattern goes around the spout on the kettle surface, the hinged lid is engraved with flowers and leaves also and leads into a pineapple finial, it has a cast scrolled arm either side for lifting the kettle and the central piece has a raffia cover. The kettle is fully and clearly hallmarked under the kettle and it is in very good condition weighing 59.85 ounces or 1860 grams.