A SWEDISH SILVER TEA URN MARK OF ADOLF ZETHELIUS, STOCKHOLM, 1836
Details
Of urn form on square plinth and stepped circular base, chased on the lower section chased with palm leaves and on the shoulder with scrolling foliage and flowerheads, the scrolled handles with female busts and terminating in upturned anthemions, the neck fluted, leading to a foliate border and the cover with pierced acanthus leaves calyx and berry finial, the tap with ivory acorn handle, the interior fitted with a chimney, collar and iron rod, fully marked
183⁄4 in. (47.5 cm.) high Gross weight 132 oz. 18 dwt. (4133 gr.)
Literature
E. Andren, C. Hernmarck and B. Hellner, Svenskt Silversmide, 1520-1850, 1963, p. 161.
Lot Essay
A samovar of the same design by Adolf Zethelius, though dated 1827, is illustrated in C. Hernmarck and E. Andren, Svenskt Silversmide, 1520-1850: Del III, 1945, fig. 324.
Details
Of urn form on square plinth and stepped circular base, chased on the lower section chased with palm leaves and on the shoulder with scrolling foliage and flowerheads, the scrolled handles with female busts and terminating in upturned anthemions, the neck fluted, leading to a foliate border and the cover with pierced acanthus leaves calyx and berry finial, the tap with ivory acorn handle, the interior fitted with a chimney, collar and iron rod, fully marked
183⁄4 in. (47.5 cm.) high Gross weight 132 oz. 18 dwt. (4133 gr.)
Literature
E. Andren, C. Hernmarck and B. Hellner, Svenskt Silversmide, 1520-1850, 1963, p. 161.
Lot Essay
A samovar of the same design by Adolf Zethelius, though dated 1827, is illustrated in C. Hernmarck and E. Andren, Svenskt Silversmide, 1520-1850: Del III, 1945, fig. 324.
