Caption

Teapot, Rundell Bridge & Rundell fl. ca. 1788–1845 with maker's firm Scott, Digby & Smith, Benjamin fl. 1802–1807; vines, snake iconography; Pogon Ruska coat of arms; tea vessel; coats of arms; rank crowns; princely mitre heraldry; mottos heraldry; paludamentum heraldry; acanthus leaves ornament; clasp; labry heraldry. Hemispherical, on a low cylindrical pedestal; body decorated in the lower part with radial curls and at the upper edge with a band of acanthus leaves; hinged lid surrounded by a raised collar with an applied vine branch with clusters; double handle of blackened wood set in caps upper caps shaped as snake heads, lower as tails. Czartoryski coat of arms applied on a paludament with labry and the motto Badz co sie jest. 1803–1804, London, England. Vessel; height 13 cm, width 24.6 cm, depth 17.2 cm, weight 1002 g., A silver bowl with a decorative lid and a dark handle behind it sits centered on a pale background; the bowl shows a band of vertical fluting near its base and a smooth upper surface with an ornate cartouche on the front, the lid has a domed knob and a pierced floral or foliate rim, and the handle behind the lid appears dark and curved. The visible colors are silver tones, dark brown or black on the handle, and a pale off-white background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_196

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Keywords

Teapot Rundell Bridge & Rundell fl ca 1788–1845 maker's firm Scott Digby & Smith Benjamin fl 1802–1807 vines snake iconography Pogon Ruska coat arms tea vessel coats rank crowns princely mitre heraldry mottos heraldry paludamentum heraldry acanthus leaves ornament clasp labry heraldry Hemispherical low cylindrical pedestal body decorated lower part radial curls upper edge band acanthus leaves hinged lid surrounded raised collar applied vine branch clusters double handle blackened wood set caps upper caps shaped snake heads lower tails Czartoryski coat arms applied paludament labry motto Badz co sie jest 1803–1804 London England Vessel height 13 cm width 24.6 cm depth 17.2 cm weight 1002 g silver bowl decorative lid dark handle sits centered pale background bowl vertical fluting near base smooth upper surface ornate cartouche front lid domed knob pierced floral foliate rim handle dark curved visible colors silver tones dark brown black pale off-white background.