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\'THE VACANT CARTOUCHE\' IS PLEASED TO BRING TO YOU :

\'\'GEORGIAN QUARTER\'\'

A MASSIVE 3 MONTH COLLECTIVE SALE OF ONLY GENUINE \'FUSED PLATE\', \'CLOSE PLATE\' & PROPER \'OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE\' FROM THE GEORGIAN PERIOD.

TODAYS sale :

AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT, HUGE, GRAND & VERY IMPRESSIVE, GEORGIAN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE \'FAMILY CRESTED\' 5 QUART TEA URN.

DESCRIPTION :

THE VERY GRANDEST OF PIECES FROM THE GEORGE III PERIOD. MADE OF SUPERB, HEAVY GEORGIAN QUALITY. BY FAR ONE OF THE BIGGEST SIZES AVAILABLE TOO.

MADE WITH BOTH FINE SKILL & CRAFTSMANSHIP, CIRCA 1790 - 1810.

IF SIZE TRUELY DOES MATTER, THEN THIS IS \'THE\' TEA URN TO OWN.
STANDING AT A HUGE 40 CM IN HEIGHT & WEIGHING A SUPERB 5.2 KG\'S.
IT CAN HOLD UP TO 10 PINTS / 5 QUARTS.

WHAT A SHOW STOPPER. THE WHOLE PIECE IS IN THE MOST WONDERFUL, ORIGINAL CONDITION THROUGHOUT. WITH VERY LITTLE WEAR TO INDICATE ITS GREAT AGE OF OVER 200 YEARS.

THE LARGE SQUARE BASE STANDS UPON 4 X LARGE \'BALL\' FEET.
MOUNTED AT THE EDGE WITH A WELL DEFINED SILVER FILLED \'GADROON\' BORDER.

AT THE 4 CORNERS OF THE BASE ARE THE LARGE & TALL LEGS.
EACH LEG IS OF A SIMPLE \'COLUMN\' STYLE, WITH LARGE & HIGHLY DETAILED \'LIONS PAW\' FEET.

UPON THESE SITS THE HUGE TEA URN.
OF WONDERFUL PROPORTIONS, IT IS BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN & SMOOTH. FITTED AT THE RIM WITH A MATCHING SILVER FILLED \'GADROON\' BORDER.

TO THE FRONT IT IS ENGRAVED WITH A FINE \'FAMILY CREST\'.
THIS IS OF A \'PAIR OF ARMS\', DRAWING A \'BOW & ARROW\'.

AT THE BACK OF THE URN IT IS ALSO ENGRAVED WITH THE FAMILIES \'COAT OF ARMS\' TOO.

AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I WAS ABLE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO A COUPLE OF FAMILY NAMES. THE \'ARCHER\' & \'GORDON\' FAMILIES OF ENGLAND & SCOTLAND RESPECTIVELY.

AT EITHER SIDE IS A HUGE & VERY FINELY DETAILED \'LIONS HEAD\'.
EACH WITH A THICK & HEAVY \'LOOP\' CARRYING HANDLE THROUGH ITS MOUTH. 

TO THE LOWER FRONT IS THE LONG \'TAP\'.
THIS IS NICE & STRAIGHT, SLIGHTLY DIPPING FORWARD AS IT SHOULD TO ALLOW THE FLOW TO BE PERFECT.
THE TAP IS IN GOOD ORDER, BUT IS MISSING THE WOODEN HANDLE TO TURN IT.
SO IT SEEMS FOR MANY YEARS IT HAS BEEN LEFT CLOSED, THUS BECOMING SEIZED.

AT THE VERY TOP IS THE SUPERB \'DOMED\' LID.
FITTED AT THE CENTRE WITH A FUSED PLATED \'BALL\' FINIAL. 

THERE ARE SOME SURFACE MARKS / SCRATCHES IN PLACES, AND A LITTLE WEAR TOO. FOR ITS 200 ODD YEARS ITS A SIMPLY STUNNING PIECE.

AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE WOODEN HANDLE HAS COME OFF THE TAP LONG AGO & IT HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE \'CLOSED\' POSITION, BECOMING SEIZED IN PLACE.
BUT STILL MAKES FOR THE GRANDEST & MOST EXCEPTIONAL DISPLAY PIECE.

 A MAGNIFICENT & VERY SIZEABLE GEORGIAN ITEM FOR THE COLLECTOR.

SIZE & WEIGHT :

TEA URN MEASURES 31 CM DEEP FROM TAP TO BACK & 33 CM WIDE FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE.

IT STANDS AT A HUGE 40 CM IN HEIGHT.

IT CAN HOLD A TOTAL OF 10 PINTS / 5 QUARTS.

WEIGHT = A SUPERB 5\'200 GRAMS / 5.2 KG\'S.

MAKERS MARKS / HALL MARKS :

• THERE ARE NO MAKERS MARKS AT ALL, VERY COMMON ON OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE PIECES 
• BUT THERE IS THE SUPERB \'FAMILY CREST\' AT THE FRONT & THE ENGRAVED \'COAT OF ARMS\' AT THE BACK

HAPPY TO SEND WORLDWIDE & COMBINE POSTAGE TOO, BUT PLEASE CHECK FIRST.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. THANKS FOR LOOKING.

UK buyers :

PAYPAL IS THE QUICKEST METHOD, BUT CHEQUE / POSTAL ORDERS ARE FINE TOO. CASH UPON COLLECTION IS ALSO WELCOME IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO DO SO.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS :

PAYPAL ONLY.

ONCE CLEARED PAYMENT IS RECEIVED MOST ITEMS ARE SHIPPED OUT THE NEXT WORKING DAY.

IF THIS FALLS ON A WEEKEND THEN ITEMS WILL BE SENT ON THE MONDAY MORNING.

ALL ITEMS ARE WELL PACKAGED & PROOF OF POSTAGE ALWAYS OBTAINED.

SO IF EVER ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.

ALL ITEMS THAT WE SELL ARE EITHER ANTIQUE / VINTAGE AND AS SUCH WILL HAVE AGE RELATED MARKS / WEAR.

ANYTHING WORTH MENTIONING WILL BE NOTED IN THE LISTING & PLENTY OF PHOTOS ARE ALWAYS ON SHOW. THESE ARE PART OF & DO FORM THE LISTING ALONG WITH THE DESCRIPTION SO PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PHOTOS PROVIDED.

WE ARE NOT HERE TO MIS-LEAD ANYONE, SO IF AN ITEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED INCORRECTLY THEN A REFUND WILL BE GIVEN. OTHERWISE NORMAL sale RULES APPLY, SO IF UNSURE PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE TO CHECK.

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY LISTINGS.

BEST OF LUCK WITH THE offerDING

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