Silver & Jewellery - 20th April 2005

Lot 814

By Leslie Durbin: A modern hot water/chocolate pot and cover

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £950

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Description

By Leslie Durbin: A modern hot water/chocolate pot and cover, the plain oviform body with a broad reeded bound around the rim and resting on three cast putto and scroll feet, the finial modelled as a cast, seated putto, London 1954, 12.2in (31cm) high, 36oz.* *The cast feet on this jug are taken from Omar Ramsden's patterns as Durbin, once a former pupil, bought up the stock.