ARTHUR E FURNISS !! Rare Antique Pre 1910 Arthur E Furniss, Sheffield Silver Plated Teapot

RARE ANTIQUE PRE 1910 SILVER PLATED ARTHUR E. FURNISS, SHEFFIELD TEAPOT - ETCHED PATTERNING

THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN WAS REGISTERED IN 1900 AS #1743 AND MANUFACTURED BY ARTHUR E.FURNISS, SHEFFIELD.   THE STYLE AND SHAPE OF THIS RARE SILVER PLATED TEAPOT CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS EDWARDIAN AS IT WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE REIGN OF EDWARD VII 1901-1910

A GOOSENECK SPOUT AND ORNATELY CRAFTED HANDLE TOGETHER WITH A GENTLY DOMED AND HINGED LID WITH WOOD LID FINIAL COMPLIMENT THIS SILVER PLATED ITEM ALONG WITH AN ETCHED PATTERNING ALONG THE SIDES AS WELL AS UPON THE LID RIM

THIS FIRM WAS FOUNDED BY ARTHUR E. FURNISS IN SHEFFIELD IN 1858 AND USED THE BEAVER SYMBOL TOGETHER WITH A GOTHIC "AEF" FOLLOWED BY A GOTHIC "S' FOR SHEFFIELD.  IN 1910 THE FIRM CHANGED TO AE FURNISS & SONS AND CHANGED THEIR MARK TO AEF & S, REMOVING THE BEAVER SYMBOL ENTIRELY.  THE BUSINESS CHANGED ITS NAME AGAIN IN 1928 UPON ENTERING A PARTNERSHIP WITH PERCHARDE Ltd, BUT VOLUNTARILY CLOSED PERMANENTLY IN 1962

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE TEA POT IS STAMPED UNDERNEATH - "AEF" IN GOTHIC, FOLLOWED BY THE BEAVER SYMBOL AND "S" IN GOTHIC, THEN "1743" IMPRESSED

CONDITION : THE TEA POT COULD USE A POLISH, ASIDE FROM WHICH IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO DENTS, PATIN, DAMAGES, RUST ETC.  

SIZE : 12.5cm HEIGHT OF HANDLE.....12.5cm HEIGHT OF SPOUT.....15cm HEIGHT WITH FINIAL.....11cm HEIGHT OF RIM..... 12.2cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....9.6cm DIAMETER OF RIM.....23.4cm TIP OF SPOUT TO BACK EDGE OF HANDLE

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