STERLING GEORGIAN TEAPOT Ribbed Wood Handle/Finial Bun Feet Matthew Linwood 1829

Description

Up for sale is an exceptional sterling silver English Georgian teapot (tea pot) with horizontal, vertical, and oblique ribbing, gadrooned detailing around the top, a swan's neck spout, a flush hinge, 4 bun feet, and a wooden finial and handle with a thumb rest. This charming and distinguished tea server was made by
Matthew Linwood
, the third and last in a family of silversmiths who worked in Birmingham and London in the 18th and 19th centuries. Matthew Linwood lived from 1783 until 1847 and worked on Fleet Street in London. This teapot, with a full set of hallmarks, was made in
1829
.
Size: 11" from handle to spout tip
Condition: very shallow dent under the midsection lines, 3 small scars to the handle (photo 9), some interior staining