Description:
Three English Sterling Silver Tea and Coffeepots, two London: a coffeepot, 1885-86, Walter & John Barnard, maker, with narrow neck, stop-fluted body, and ebonized wood finial and handle, ht. 8; and a teapot, 1923-24, Ellis Jacob Greenberg, maker, with floriform finial, gadrooned rim, monogrammed body, circular foot, and ebonized wood handle, ht. 8; and a teapot, Birmingham, 1934-35, Adie Brothers, maker, squat with gadrooned border to cover, monogrammed body, on four pad feet, with wood finial and handle, ht. 6 in., approx. 65.1 total troy oz.
Estimate $800-1,200
All with usage wear. Walter & John Barnard: Several dents to body, hinge pin loose. Wear to ebonized handle. Ellis Jacob Greenberg: Several dents to body. Adie Brothers: With split seam to mouth of spout and several light unobtrusive dents.
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