Silver & Objects of Vertu - 17th July 2024

Lot 604

A George IV silver coffee pot on stand with a burner,

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £2646

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Description

A George IV silver coffee pot on stand with a burner,
by Paul Storr, London 1820,
baluster form, with a chased girdle of foliate scroll decoration on a matted background, scroll handle, fluted border and cover, engraved with an armorial shield, the stand of circular form, chased foliate decoration, on three shell bracket feet, bayonet fitting burner, height 25.5cm, approx. weight 41oz. (2)

The armorial is that of Howman quartering another impaling Knightly quartering Whitwick or Wightwick. In 1821 the Rev. George Ernest Howman (1797-1878) married Jane Sarah Wightwick Knightly (1797-1845).

Provenance: A Private Collection.