Comprising a teapot, coffee pot, hot water urn, two-handled sugar bowl and cover, and waste bowl, all baluster form, chased and engraved with shells, scrolling foliage, and strapwork, with masks below the spouts and bud finials, the hot water urn with leafy dolphin-form spout and acanthus-capped ribbon-tied reeded scroll supports, all engraved to both sides with two coats-of-arms accolé below a Spanish baron's coronet, the conforming shaped oval tray with molded rim with acanthus at intervals and with acanthus-capped loop handles, the surface engraved with shells, scrolls, strapwork, and bellflower swags and with the same coats-of-arms accolé to the center, marked on undersides
21³⁄₄ in. (55.3 cm.) high, the hot water urn; 33¹⁄₂ in. (85.1 cm.) long, over handles, the tray
463 oz. 18 dwt. (14,427 gr.) gross weight

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 8 March 2001, lot 461.

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Overall with some minor wear and tiny scratches, the teapot and coffee pot with replaced composite insulators, the hot water urn with replaced composite spigot, insulators, and foot pads, the teapot and hot water urn with slight bends to one edge of their covers so does not close flush on that side, the teapot with a shallow bruise to the body near one of the engraved arms, the teapot, coffee pot, and hot water urn all wobble slightly on a flat surface, the burner for the hot water urn with some bruises to the lower body, the tray with some further scratches and wear to the engraved decoration on the surface, presents well, good weight, good condition.

Please note that the image for this lot still shows the ivory insulators on the teapot and coffee pot, and ivory insulators, spigot, and foot pads on the hot water urn, all of which have since been replaced with a composite material. Please contact the department for additional images and with any questions.

The teapot: 8³⁄₄ in. (22.3 cm.) high, 8³⁄₄ in. (22.3 cm.) long, over handle and spout, 5³⁄₈ in. (13.6 cm.) wide, 34 oz. 16 dwt. (1,082 gr.) gross weight
The coffee pot: 10³⁄₄ in. (27.3 cm.) high, 8¹⁄₂ in. (21.5 cm.) long, over handle and spout, 5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide, 36 oz. 2 dwt. (1,123 gr.) gross weight
The hot water urn: 21³⁄₄ in. (55.3 cm.) high, 11¹⁄₂ in. (29.2 cm.) wide, over handles, 11 in. (27.9 cm.) deep, over spout, 155 oz. 16 dwt. (4,845 gr.) gross weight
The sugar bowl: 6¹⁄₈ in. (15.5 cm.) high, 7³⁄₄ in. (19.7 cm.) long, over handles, 5¹⁄₈ in. (13 cm.) wide, 22 oz. 10 dwt. (670 gr.)
The waste bowl: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diameter, 11 oz. 10 dwt. (358 gr.)
The tray: 33¹⁄₂ in. (85.1 cm.) long, over handles, 21⁵⁄₈ in. (55 cm.) wide, 203 oz. 14 dwt. (6,335 gr.)

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