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GEORGIAN Silver LARGE COFFEE POT Hallmarked 1973 NR
Birmingham: John B Chatterley - 22 troy oz. - STUNNING
This is a stunning VINTAGE VERY LARGE solid sterling silver coffee pot which was made in Birmingham, England in 1973 by the illustrious silversmiths, John B Chatterley & Sons at their Newtown Road workshops. It has a fabulous early Georgian simple tapering shape, has a composition handle, a spire finial and is NOT engraved. It measures 9" high to the top of the finial, is 4" in diameter at the base by 7 5/8" long from handle to spout. It is VERY substantial - it weighs 675.1g - that is almost 21 3/4 troy oz. It is a LARGE size - it has a capacity of over 1 1/4 imperial pints.
It is in SUPERB condition for its age with less than the usual surface scratching and NO splits or repairs, and NO dents or distortion or repairs with NO dinks. The handle is very firm with no wear. The hinge has NO play and the lid has NO spring. It is hallmarked JBC over &S over Ld, anchor, lion passant (sterling silver assay mark), Y showing that it was hallmarked in Birmingham in 1973. I have shown the hallmark so that you can make up your own mind. The lid is also hallmarked lion passant, Y. A STUNNING AND RARE LARGE COFFEE POT - A VERY HIGH QUALITY PIECE IN SUPERB CONDITION AFTER 35 YEARS - AS GOOD AN ENGLISH COFFEE POT THAT YOU WILL FIND THIS YEAR. Postage will be 8.00GBP both within the UK and to international destinations.
Please note that the primary postage costs are for second class (or standard parcels service if the postage cost is over 6.00GBP) within the UK or surface mail to international destinations. First class post usually adds 50% to the quoted postage cost while airmail is typically double the cost of surface mail. If you want to know about the timescales and charges by Royal Mail then I suggest you look at http://www.royalmail.com. Please wait for my invoice with postage options that will be sent very soon after the auction finishes!
If you win more than one of my auctions, I am happy to combine packaging to reduce postage costs.
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