-Richard Sawyer 1801 Dublin Coffee-Tea Pot In .925 Sterling Silver With Wood

Coffee tea pot designed in Dublin by Richard Sawyer.

Very rare and important coffee tea pot, created in the city of Dublin in Ireland, United Kingdom by the silversmith Richard Sawyer. This beautiful piece has been crafted during the reigning period of king George III (1760-1801), back in the 1801-2. It was carefully made in solid .900/.999 sterling silver with engraved organic patterns. Fitted with a handle carved in wood and a hinged lid crowned with a carved pine tree. This is a rare example of Irish silver, is fully hallmarked underneath.

City: Dublin, Ireland.

Style: Georgian, King George III.

Year: 1801-1802

Materials: Sterling silver .925/.999 and carved wood

Weight: 553.80 Grams, (355.1 Dwt).

Measurements: 307 mm by 129.5 mm x 197 mm (12.05 x 5.10 x 7.75 Inches).

Hallmarks: Stamped with British Crown marks; the mark for the city of Dublin. the maker's mark RS associated to Richard Sawyer, the mark for the assay of the .925 silver and the gothic letter E for the year of production 1801.

Richard Sawyer

Richard Sawyer registered his mark in 1797 as a silversmith at 2 Salus Court in Fishamble Street, Dublin Ireland. Richard Sawyer worked from Fishamble Street from 1797. He died in 1812. His father was Francis Sawyer of West Haddlesey , Yorkshire who died in 1815. 

Museums: A very similar piece to ours by Richard Sawyer, dated 1801-2, is currently exhibited at the The Met, Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York city with reference 33.120.63, as a Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater in 1933. see figure.

Condition: The overall condition of this pot is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the silver. All parts are secured in their settings. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.

INVENTORY REF: D010524RENH/15.98