Georgian, George III, Silver Coffee Pot. Of pedestal and lobed form with a loop handle and turned wooden final on a domed and hinged cover. Raised on a spreading oval foot. Features an armorial to both sides.
The armorial relates to the Marital Arms of Foster & Grazebrook. This would have celebrated the marriage of William Orme Foster and Isabella Grazebrook. William Foster was an industrialist and involved in mining, ironworks, furnaces and engineering works, as well as being a landowner. He was the Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire between 1857 and 1868. The heraldry report accompanies this item.
In excellent order with light surface wear commensurate with age.
Hallmarked for London 1801 by Charles Aldridge. Further part hallmarked to the inside of the cover.
Approximate weight is 1.077 kilos or 34.6 troy ounces.
Approximate dimensions are 26 cm height, 32 cm length and 11.5 cm depth.
