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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2412Location: BostonDate / Time: June 08, 2008 11:00AM
Description:
Silver Teapot, Peter, Ann, and William Bateman, makers, London, 1802, oval form with serpentine spout with reeded bands on upper body and base, carved ivory handle and pineapple-shaped lid finial on five splayed leaves, (split on spout tip),ht. 7 in., approx. 18 troy oz.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
the spout split is about 1/3 in. lg., normal age cracks to ivory on finial and handle, two tiny dimple dents on one side, minor light scratches, maker''s marks interior lid and on base.