Lot Essay
Cf. a design for a coffee-pot with almost identical handle attributed to a member of the Burckhardt family which is in the collection of the Staatsarchiv von Basel-Stadt
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHANN JAKOB II BURCKHARDT, BASEL, CIRCA 1750
Details
A SWISS SILVER COFFEE-POT
maker's mark of Johann Jakob II Burckhardt, Basel, circa 1750
Pear-shaped, on three scroll and hoof feet with plain oval cartouche above, each within chased and engraved shell and scrolling foliage surround, the wood handle carved as a dolphin, the border, faceted covered spout and domed cover, chased and engraved with bands of foliage, trelliswork and scrolls on matting, with baluster finial, marked on base
30 cm. (11¾ in.) high
810 gr. (26 oz.) gross
maker's mark of Johann Jakob II Burckhardt, Basel, circa 1750
Pear-shaped, on three scroll and hoof feet with plain oval cartouche above, each within chased and engraved shell and scrolling foliage surround, the wood handle carved as a dolphin, the border, faceted covered spout and domed cover, chased and engraved with bands of foliage, trelliswork and scrolls on matting, with baluster finial, marked on base
30 cm. (11¾ in.) high
810 gr. (26 oz.) gross
Further details
See illustration on following page