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Victorian Silverplate Tea Urn
Victorian Silverplate Tea Urn
Victorian Silverplate Tea Urn
Victorian Silverplate Tea Urn
Victorian Silverplate Tea Urn

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Victorian Silverplate Tea Urn

  • This stunning Victorian silver-plated tea urn exemplifies the opulent tableware design of the era
  • The urn is meticulously adorned with repousse floral sprays and intricate stippled fields
  • The elegant tea urn stands gracefully on three down-swept legs
  • The lavish level of detail reflects the Victorian passion for intricate tableware and the importance of tea in Victorian society
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$9,850
Item No. 31-9264

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Victorian Silver-Plated Tea Urn
Circa 1860

This stunning Victorian silver-plated tea urn exemplifies the opulent tableware design of the era, indicating wealth and social status. Of bulbous form, the urn is meticulously adorned with repousse floral sprays and intricate stippled fields. Four cartouche medallions encircle its body, each framed by acanthus scrollwork. Delicate floral and foliate details embellish the two applied handles, while the high-domed lid, topped with a chased flowerhead finial, mirrors the. . .
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Victorian Silver-Plated Tea Urn
Circa 1860

This stunning Victorian silver-plated tea urn exemplifies the opulent tableware design of the era, indicating wealth and social status. Of bulbous form, the urn is meticulously adorned with repousse floral sprays and intricate stippled fields. Four cartouche medallions encircle its body, each framed by acanthus scrollwork. Delicate floral and foliate details embellish the two applied handles, while the high-domed lid, topped with a chased flowerhead finial, mirrors the foliate decor of the urn.

The cylindrical spigot, with its ebonized handle, is flanked by silver-plated scrolling elements, balancing the urn’s harmonious design. It stands gracefully on three down-swept legs, each terminating in whorl feet, and joined by pierced foliate scrollwork panels adorned with stippled flower heads. This lavish level of detail reflects the Victorian passion for intricate tableware and the importance of tea in Victorian society, where elaborate tea urns like this one served as symbols of elegance and social standing. More recently, this tea urn was also part of the iconic Red McCombs collection, which has been highly publicized and studied.

15 3/8" high x 14 3/4" wide x 13" deep

Provenance:
Red McCombs Collection, Texas
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
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Victorian Silverplate Tea Urn
Period: 19th Century
Origin: England
Type: Tea & Coffee Pots/Services
Style: Victorian
Depth: 13.0 in. (33.02 cm)
Width: 14.75 in. (37.47 cm)
Height: 15.38 in. (39.05 cm)
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