Details
Both of pear form, the teapot chased with ribbon-tied swags of flowers and fruit and engraved with two crests, with wood handle and finial, the cream pot altered from a caster, with scroll handle; the teapot bearing marks for London, 1723, the cream pot bearing marks for Edward Wood, London, 1740
7⅝ in. (19.3 cm.), long, the teapot; 17 oz. 12 dwt. (549 gr.) gross weighable silver
Provenance
Estate of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (the teapot).
Acquired from Robert Ensko, December 1945 (the creamer).
A Christmas gift from Peggy to David Rockefeller, 1945 (the creamer).
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