Lot Essay
By family tradition the coffee-pot is said to have belonged to Wilhelm Philipp Best (1712-1785) who was a British administrator in Hannover.
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MARK OF JOHANN PHILIPP MENSCH, CELLE, CIRCA 1740
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A German silver coffee-pot
Mark of Johann Philipp Mensch, Celle, circa 1740
Fluted baluster form with moulded border, and part-wood scroll handle, the hinged domed cover with part-wood baluster finial, marked on base
6 3/8in. (16cm.) high
gross 11oz. (354gr.)
Mark of Johann Philipp Mensch, Celle, circa 1740
Fluted baluster form with moulded border, and part-wood scroll handle, the hinged domed cover with part-wood baluster finial, marked on base
6 3/8in. (16cm.) high
gross 11oz. (354gr.)
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