Antique Early Victorian Silver Plated Teapot – Heavily Embossed Floral Body, Rococo Scroll Feet & Handle, c.1840–1870

This is a large silver-plated teapot of exceptional quality with:

• Heavily embossed all-over floral and foliate decoration — dense chased flowers, leaves and scrolls covering the entire body
• Large, squat melon-shaped body with a wide, generous form
• Four ornate rococo scroll and shell feet — highly decorative
• Elaborate C-scroll rococo handle with foliate cast decoration
• Domed lid with a floral/melon finial
• Straight tapering spout with floral embossing to match
• Excellent bright condition — a truly impressive statement piece
• This exuberant rococo style is characteristic of early-to-mid Victorian silverplate, c.1840–1870, by major Sheffield or Birmingham makers