Antique GEORGIAN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE Octagonal Tea Pot Crenellated Border c1795

  
For sale is this handsome octagonal Old Sheffield Plate teapot. From the style and decoration I would estimate it was made in the second half of the 18th century, around 1790. It has a straight spout, a crenellated upper border and engraved decoration throughout. An escutcheon plate on the front and back of the teapot.

One plate is blank, the other bears the script initials,'J. The teapot has its original handle which has been repaired on the upper part with a brass staple.

The finial is crude and looks to be a much later replacement. The teapot is very stylish. It measures about 10 1/2 inches from back of the handle to the spout. It is about 6 1/2 inches tall to the top of the finial. The teapot weighs about 586 grams in total. The pot is in fair condition with extensive "bleeding" with the under-copper showing through in many raised areas from polishing over 200 years. Minor wear and tear throughout.

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