c1882 Elkington Aesthetic Movement London Hallmark 14.5 ounce Sterling teapot

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c1882 Elkington Aesthetic Movement London Hallmark 14.5 ounce Sterling teapot:
$1650.00

This is amuseum-quality piece. An aesthetic movement period(1882) and styleEnglishhallmarked sterling silver teapot, of heavy gauge - 14 1/2 ounces/413 grams or13.3 troy ounces. It isdecorated with the most exquisite palm treepattern complemented with arched banding to the shoulder and lid, equallyattractive crest in the cartouche - a wreath with crown andlettering.It has a wooden handle and finial, which complements thecylindrical shape of the pot. It measures 7 1/4\" from handle to spout, 43/4\" tall, 4 1/4\" in diameter at the base. It isclearlyhallmarked; the lionpassant(sterling silver 94.6%), the city mark -leopard\'s head(London), the maker\'s markFEagainst ajoinedcirclebackground -Frederick Elkington, owner of famed Elkington& Co. Newhall Street in London, it bears the profile of Queen Victoriafacing left. In mint condition,there are no dings,no cracks, nodamage whatsoever to this132 year old teapot other than slight wood split on the handle.

The AestheticMovement was a 19th century European movement that emphasized aestheticvalues over moral or social themes in literature,fine art,the decorative arts, and style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 208.0pt;\">Elkingtons of Birmingham were one of the first British manufacturers in aJapanoiserie style. Tiffany\'s of New York and Gorham of Rhode Island stimulatedElkingtons and others by their experiments with textured silver, embellishedwith base metals which imitated traditional Japanese metalwork. However, thestrict British hallmarking laws prevented the application of base metals tosilver and makers could only resort to cast silver details and engraved scenes,borrowed from Japanese prints to meet the fashionable demand for