Object Description
This good quality crested and armorial George II silver coffee pot was made in London in 1753 by Thomas Whipham and measures 9.5 inches tall by 7 inches handle to spout and is 4 1/8 inches in dia across the base. It has a lovely coat of arms to one side inside a florid cartouche and to the other a very unusual crest inside a florid cartouche. The cast swan neck spout has scroll, leaf, shell and drop detailing and the handle ferrules are scrolled with drop detailing, the scrolled wooden fruit wood handle is in good order and the domed, hinged lid has a baluster finial, it is fully hallmarked to the side and is in lovely condition weighing 23.40 ounces or 729 grams.