A TINNED SHEET METAL WRIGGLEWORK COFFEEPOT

MARTIN UEBELE (ACTIVE 1835-1850), BERKS, BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1840

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A TINNED SHEET METAL WRIGGLEWORK COFFEEPOT
Martin Uebele (active 1835-1850), Berks, Bucks and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania, circa 1840
The circular domed hinged lid centering a button finial above a molded neck over an inverted double conical body, the whole with a punch-decorated vase of flowers and interlacing lines, with applied C-scroll handle and crooked spout, all on a ribbed rolled flaring foot, the handle stamped "M. UEBELE"
11in. high, 5¾in. diameter

Lot Essay

A similar coffeepot with wrigglework decoration centering a tulip in urn with flowers and three bands of oval links is illustrated in Garvan, fig. 51, p.152.