Eoff & Shepard Silver Coffee Pot C1855 Chinese Style
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Reference Number: Avaluer:4342 | Age: 1850-1899 |
Type: Coffee Pot tea set | Pattern: Chinoiserie |
Brand: Eoff & Shepard |
A fine and very rare c1855 Eoff & Shepard silver Chinese decorated coffee pot.
The firm was listed in New York from 1852-1861.Examples in major collections.An identical shaped tea service, without the Chinoiserie decoration displayed inthe Museum of the City of New York.
The coffee pot in slender pear shape with beautifully detailed scenes of Chinese manseated in garden holding exotic bird, another man with parasol, Chinese maiden playingsham...isen and a second enjoying a flower, all within lush tree and foliage.
Cover retains the original leaf and flower pierced vine finial.Naturalistic branch spout and handle with entwined flower and vine.Atop flower framed pierced turned leaf vine tip feet united byoverlapping satin surface chased leaves.
Hand engraved "Robertson" to one side.
Hallmarked as shown, well struck.
This rare c1855 Eoff & Shepard Chinoiserie coffee pot is 10 inches talland just under 32 standard ounces.
In very fine condition.
Interior clean as if little used.
Rich silver patina, and retains original detail.Handle secure.
Sells world wide.
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