Caption

Coffee pot by John Septimus Beresford London; goldsmith's firm; active 1880–1889. Pear-shaped jug, spirally clacked in the lower part, smooth above, decorated with a half-cylinder under the upper flared rim; short spout-shaped spout; wooden handle not original mounted in sleeves; hinged, domed lid, spirally knotted, topped with a ball. 1888/1889. Great Britain — England, London. Vessel. Height 13 cm; width 12 cm; depth 6.8 cm; weight 179 g., A silver pitcher with decorative ridged and scalloped patterns and a rounded lid topped by a spherical finial, featuring a curved wooden handle in brown attached with metal fittings; the pitcher shows reflective silver surfaces and engraved ornamentation, set against a pale neutral background with visible highlights and soft shadows.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A08_148

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63.9Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.4in x 16.2in / 4607 x 4851 (300dpi)

Keywords

Coffee pot John Septimus Beresford London goldsmith's firm active 1880–1889 Pear-shaped jug spirally clacked lower part smooth decorated half-cylinder under upper flared rim short spout-shaped spout wooden handle original mounted sleeves hinged domed lid spirally knotted topped ball 1888 1889 Great Britain England London Vessel Height 13 cm width 12 cm depth 6.8 cm weight 179 g silver pitcher decorative ridged scalloped patterns rounded lid topped spherical finial featuring curved wooden handle brown attached metal fittings pitcher reflective silver surfaces engraved ornamentation set pale neutral background visible highlights soft shadows.