Lot Essay
The arms are probably those of Piett or Pyot
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PROPERTY OF THE HAHN FAMILY COLLECTION
A GEORGE I SILVER COFFEE POT
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1719
Details
A GEORGE I SILVER COFFEE POT
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1719
Tapering cylindrical, with a panelled scroll spout, wood scroll handle, the hinged domed cover with baluster finial, the body and cover later engraved with borders of strapwork and foliage enclosing brickwork, one side engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto within foliate scroll and brickwork cartouche, marked under base and cover
7¾in. (19.7cm.) high; 19oz. 10dwt. (615gr.) gross weight
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1719
Tapering cylindrical, with a panelled scroll spout, wood scroll handle, the hinged domed cover with baluster finial, the body and cover later engraved with borders of strapwork and foliage enclosing brickwork, one side engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto within foliate scroll and brickwork cartouche, marked under base and cover
7¾in. (19.7cm.) high; 19oz. 10dwt. (615gr.) gross weight
Exhibited
Silver and Ceramics for Exotic Beverages: Wares for Punch, Chocolate, Coffee, and Tea 1686-1805, The Forty-First Washington Antiques Show, November 20-December 3, 1995
Further details
Detail of marks, lot 262