MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN SWIFT, LONDON 1768
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A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER BALUSTER COFFEE POT
Maker's mark of John Swift, London 1768
Raised on a circular foot, the lower body embossed with swirled fluting issuing acorns and oak leaves, the domed cover with similar decoration and wrythen finial, rising scroll spout with feather capping and fish scale decoration, later handle, contemporary coat of arms, marked on the base and cover
30 cm. (12 in.) high
1157 gr. (37.2 oz.)
See illustration
Maker's mark of John Swift, London 1768
Raised on a circular foot, the lower body embossed with swirled fluting issuing acorns and oak leaves, the domed cover with similar decoration and wrythen finial, rising scroll spout with feather capping and fish scale decoration, later handle, contemporary coat of arms, marked on the base and cover
30 cm. (12 in.) high
1157 gr. (37.2 oz.)
See illustration
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