A DUTCH SILVER TEAPOT
A DUTCH SILVER TEAPOT

MAKER'S MARK OF OBBE YDEMA, SNEEK, 1755

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A DUTCH SILVER TEAPOT
Maker's mark of Obbe Ydema, Sneek, 1755
Pear-shaped, the body chased with strapwork enclosing scalework and flowers, with double-scroll caryatid handle and leaf-capped bird's head spout, the domed cover similarly chased, surmounted by a baluster finial and attached by two chains to the spout and handle, marked under base, also stamped with later Dutch control mark
6in. (15.2cm.) high
10ozs. (327gr.)