1861 BAILEY & CO. GEORGE SHARP STERLING SILVER FLORAL TEA POT W/ SQUIRREL TOP

Description

RARE STERLING SILVER CHASED
REPOUSSEÉ
TEA POT
MANUFACTURED FOR
BAILEY
& CO.,
PHILADELPHIA
, PA
BY IMPORTANT
AMERICAN
MAKER
GEORGE
B. SHARP
EXCELLENT CONDITION
THERE IS AN ORNATE MONOGRAM ON EACH SIDE (“
MCK
”?) AND AN SMALL ENGRAVED DEDICATION ON THE BOTTOM (“FROM MOTHER” / “1861”)
THIS POT IS A NEAR PERFECT DESIGN AFTER THE 1757
LONDON
STERLING COFFEE POT LISTED AT THIS SAME TIME.
MADE  BY
GEORGE
SHARP FOR
BAILEY
& CO FOR THE SAME ESTATE.
GEORGE
B. SHARP HAD ALREADY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A SOUGHT AFTER
SILVERMITH
WHEN HE STARTED TO WORK EXCLUSIVELY, AND HEAD SILVER PRODUCTION, FOR THE FASHIONABLE RETAIL HOUSE OF
BAILEY
& CO. HE WORKED FOR
BAILEY
& CO. FROM 1852-1866.
BAILEY
& CO. REMAINS IN BUSINESS TODAY AS THE FAMOUS
BAILEY
, BANKS AND
BIDDLE
COMPANY.
THE HALLMARKS OF THREE LIONS, AN “S” IN AN OVAL AND AN
AMERICAN
SHIELD ARE LOCATED ON THE BASE WITH THE STAMP OF
BAILEY
& COMPANY AND THEIR “CHESTNUT ST.
PHILA
” ADDRESS ABOVE.
THIS PIECE STANDS 7 1/2” IN HEIGHT; IT IS 3 9/16” IN DIAMETER AT THE CIRCULAR BASE, AND ITS OPENING AT THE NECK IS 2 7/8” IN DIAMETER
572 GRAMS OF .925 STERLING SILVER (17.0128 OZS ASW)
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