A German silver coffee-pot
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A German silver coffee-pot

MARK OF JOHANN PHILIPP MENSCH, CELLE, CIRCA 1740

细节
A German silver coffee-pot
Mark of Johann Philipp Mensch, Celle, circa 1740
Fluted baluster form with moulded border, and part-wood scroll handle, the hinged domed cover with part-wood baluster finial, marked on base
6 3/8in. (16cm.) high
gross 11oz. (354gr.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品专文

By family tradition the coffee-pot is said to have belonged to Wilhelm Philipp Best (1712-1785) who was a British administrator in Hannover.