AN AMERICAN SILVER TEAPOT, MARK OF JOHN C. MOORE FOR TIFFANY, YOUNG & ELLIS, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1850

AN AMERICAN SILVER TEAPOT
MARK OF JOHN C. MOORE FOR TIFFANY, YOUNG & ELLIS, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1850
Oval, the sides chased with floral swags centered by rococo scroll cartouches, one side engraved with initial H, the angular handle engraved to match, hinged dome cover with eagle finial, marked on underside
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) long, over handle
44 oz. 8 dwt. (1,381 gr.) gross weight

Provenance

Phillips Son & Neale, New York, 27 January 1983, lot 194.