David Foord-Brown Antiques
Fine 18th Century & early 19th Century English Furniture, Porcelain & Old Sheffield Plate Silver
George III Old Sheffield Plate Silver Coffee Urn. Circa 1775.
Description:
A RARE 18TH CENTURY OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE SILVER COFFEE URN. GEORGE III, CIRCA 1775.
Of Neoclassical design and of a rare and elegant small size. The whole finely chased with floral decoration, with two shaped, reeded loop handles, and with applied oval medallions in the style of JOHN FLAXMAN, depicting a female dancer garlanded with flowers. (Probably depicting Terpsichore, Greek Goddess of dance & chorus) and raised on a square base with four ball feet.
Provenance: Ex Gordon Crosskey Collection
Illustrated in G.Crosskey, Old Sheffield Plate, Treffry Publishing, 2011. Page 270, fig. 293.
Origin: English
Circa:1775
Height: 14 in. (36 cm.) |
Availability: Sold
Stock Ref: A10114
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