LARGE VINTAGE DOUBLE HANDLE COPPER & BRASS KETTLE/COFFEE POT WITH STAND + COPPER SWISS "PERK" OIL BURNER -- HAMMERED METAL -- RARE FUNCTIONAL DECORATIVE
A DECORATIVE AND RARE HAMMERED METAL VINTAGE COPPER & BRASS KETTLE/COFFEE POT WITH A SWING HANDLE AND CONVENIENT BRASS BACK HANDLE WITH WHICH TO COMFORTABLY TILT THE ITEM FORWARD WHILE SLOWLY POURING WATER ETC FROM THE ELEGANT GOOSE NECK SPOUT WITHOUT STRUGGLING TO HOLD THE POT FIRMLY.
THE POT HAS A GRADUATED CIRCULAR BASE ROLLED ON THE EDGES AND A DOMED COPPER LID WITH A BRASS ROYAL/COLONIAL STYLE FINIAL. AN ARCHED SWING HANDLE IS ATTACHED DIRECTLY BELOW THE LID BY MEANS OF BRASS BRACKETS WITH COPPER RIVETS AND THE HANDLE ITSELF IS UNIQUELY COPPER INSTEAD OF WOOD OR BAKELITE WHICH WAS THE NORM FOR ITEMS OF THIS NATURE. HELD FIRMLY IN PLACE BY MEANS OF A BRASS SHAFT AND THUMB PINS THE COPPER HANDLE HAS A SHAPE DESIGNED TO FIT COMFORTABLY INTO THE HAND. THE SMALLER BRASS BACK HANDLE CLOSER TO THE BASE IS PLACED APPROPRIATELY FOR ASSISTANCE IN LIFTING THIS LARGE ITEM WHEN POURING. THE SURFACE AREA OF THE BODY AND LID IS ALL HAMMERED METAL IN DESIGN AND THIS ENHANCES THE ITEMS MAGNIFICENT APPEARANCE
THIS KETTLE/COFFEE POT COMES COMPLETE WITH A BLACK METAL STAND (TRIPOD) WHICH CONTAINS A VINTAGE SWISS MADE COPPER&BRASS OIL BURNER by PERK
THIS IS NOT ONLY A VERY RARE VINTAGE KETTLE/COFFEE POT BUT IT HAS TREMENDOUS DECORATIVE POTENTIAL AND IS COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE POT/KETTLE IS NOT STAMPED OR MARKED. THE BURNER IS STAMPED ON TOP AND UNDERNEATH THE LID -- "PERK, SWISS MADE"
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC : UNABLE TO LOCATE AN IDENTICAL ITEM, THE LINK MERELY SHOW SIMILAR ONES
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-PERK-Swiss-Made-FONDUE-Burner-and-Stand-AB951/122307959791?_ul=AR
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Campfire-COFFEE-POT-Vintage-Bail-Handle-Large-Copper-Brass-Good-/141911203905?roken=cUgayN
http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNUSUAL-VINTAGE-HAMMERED-COPPER-BRASS-TEAPOT-GOOSE-NECK-SERPENT-URN-SAMOVAR-/201043422988
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-COPPER-BRASS-TEA-POT-SAMOVAR-HAND-WROUGHT-CAST-ARTIGIANO-PIECE-ITALY-/180798987297
CONDITION : THE STAND AND BURNER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE KETTLE/COFFEE POT HAS SOME DARKENING INSIDE FROM PREVIOUS USE AND AGE BUT THE ITEM IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO RUST, OXIDATION, DENTS, DAMAGES OR BREAKAGES
SIZE : KETTLE/COFFEE POT -- 33.5cm HEIGHT WITH HANDLE.....24.5cm HEIGHT TO TOP OF FINIAL.....18cm HEIGHT TO RIM .....7.5cm LENGTH OF BACK HANDLE.....13.5cm LENGTH OF TOP HANDLE WITH BRASS THUMB PINS INCLUDED.....12.5cm LENGTH OF SPOUT.....18.2cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....10.5cm DIAMETER OF RIM.....
STAND -- 10.2cm HEIGHT.....21.2cm DIAMETER
BURNER -- 5.6cm HEIGHT.....5.8cm LENGTH OF HANDLE.....9.4cm DIAMETER
ONE BID FOR ALL AS A SET
POSTAGE : Collection Possible. Postage method is Buyers Choice
SAPO R50
This SET may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee
