Caption

Coffee pot by Harris, CS & Sons London, goldsmiths' firm, fl. 1817–1933 and Harris, Charles Stuart maker, fl. 1852–1897. Scrap-purchased. Pear-shaped, ribbed coffee vessel with godron ornaments; supported on four ball-shaped profiled legs; belly decorated with a band of narrow half-cylinders and grooves. High side spout-like handle and a contemporary wooden axial handle set in silver sockets. Upper edge edged with a godron band; hinged lid domed in the center, topped with a bowling-pin finial. Dated 1895/1896, London, England. Height 21.2 cm; width 18.5 cm; depth 10 cm; weight 640 g., A reflective metal teapot with a curving spout and a high-arched handle is shown against a light gray gradient background; the teapot has a polished silver surface with subtle scratches and scuffs, a domed lid topped with a small dark knob, decorative fluting around the midsection, rounded body panels, and small round feet, and the handle appears dark black while the overall scene includes shades of silver, gray, black, and white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_016

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Rights managed

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97.1Mb (1.0Mb) / 18.9in x 20.0in / 5657 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Coffee pot Harris CS & Sons London goldsmiths firm fl 1817–1933 Charles Stuart maker 1852–1897 Scrap-purchased Pear-shaped ribbed coffee vessel godron ornaments supported four ball-shaped profiled legs belly decorated band narrow half-cylinders grooves High side spout- handle contemporary wooden axial handle set silver sockets Upper edge edged godron band hinged lid domed center topped bowling-pin finial Dated 1895 1896 London England Height 21.2 cm width 18.5 cm depth 10 cm weight 640 g reflective metal teapot curving spout high-arched handle shown light gray gradient background teapot polished silver surface subtle scratches scuffs domed lid topped small dark knob decorative fluting midsection rounded body panels small round feet dark black scene includes shades silver gray black white.