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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. E.J. NUSRALA
A SILVER TEAPOT
MARK OF CHRISTIAN WILTBERGER, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1790
Details
A SILVER TEAPOT
MARK OF CHRISTIAN WILTBERGER, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1790
Vase form, on a square base with a domed circular plinth, and a beaded and leaf-capped spout, with a wood leaf-capped scroll handle, the domed finial with beading, and an urn finial, the body engraved with the monogram EJ, marked on base
11 in. high; 24 oz. 10 dwt. gross weight
MARK OF CHRISTIAN WILTBERGER, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1790
Vase form, on a square base with a domed circular plinth, and a beaded and leaf-capped spout, with a wood leaf-capped scroll handle, the domed finial with beading, and an urn finial, the body engraved with the monogram EJ, marked on base
11 in. high; 24 oz. 10 dwt. gross weight
Provenance
with S.J. Shrubsole, New York, 1994
Literature
Patricia Kane, "Living with Antiques: A St. Louis Couple Collects," The Magazine Antiques (May 2002), p. 120, pl. XI