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A William IV sterling silver coffee pot, by John Edward Terrey…
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Melbourne
Date:
18-Oct-2021
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A William IV sterling silver coffee pot, by John Edward Terrey & Co, London, circa 1830, of tapered form with ribbing, the whole profusely embossed and chased with acanthus leaves and flowers, raised upon four claw feet, engraved with the Pilkington family crest. 832gms sterling silver, 23.5 cm high, other notes: it is said that a Pilkington who fought under King Harold at the battle of Hastings in AD1066, afterwards escaped under the disguise of a thresher or a mower, hence the crest's thresher emblem. The Pilkington lineage is the family of Lancashire – the Rivington division. The most notable of the Pilkingtons of Rivington was James Pilkington who became the first Protestant Bishop of Durham.
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Silver: Tea & Coffee Pots