ANTIQUE AMERICAN SILVER PLATED TEA URN SAMOVAR TEAPOT Meriden Britannia 19 cent

  

FINE QUALITY COLLECTORS GRADE ANTIQUE ITEM. EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE SILVER PLATED HOT WATER URN / TEA. AMERICAN, CIRCA SECOND HALF OF 19th CENTURY.

MARKED UNDER THE BASE WITH SET OF MERIDEN BRITANNIA COMPANY SILVER-PLATED HALLMARKS. ORIGINAL B0NE KNOBS ON FAUCET. WAS NEVER ENGRAVED WITH MONOGRAM. (32.7 cm) HIGH INCLUDING LID. ABOUT 3.9 LB (1770 GRAMS) - HEAVY FOR THE SIZE.

VERY GOOD ORIGINAL ANTIQUE CONDITION WITH MINOR CHARMING INDICATION OF AGE. MINOR EXPECTED AGE WEAR TO SILVER PLATING.

FAUCET IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL, HOLDS. AGE PATINA AND NORMAL STABLE AGE CRACKS TO SMALL B0NE KNOBS. COUPLE OF VERY MINOR DENTS TO LID AND BURNER. BURNER IS MISSING IT'S SMALL LID, STILL FULLY FUNCTIONAL. Difficult to photograph item - all dark spots that appear in the pictures is just a reflection and light tarnishing, needs some light hand polishing.

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, OVER 150 YEARS OLD EXAMPLE OF ANTIQUE ENGLISH SILVER.