George IV Silver Tea Service, William IV Coffee Pot & Tray
A George IV silver three piece tea service, Rebecca Emes and Edward Barnard, London,1825, William IV coffee pot, Edward and John Barnard, London 1836 and an electroplated tray, Emes and Barnard, London, 1825, (5) the service of vase form, a floral spray finial to teapot lid, embossed vine borders interspersed with bands of fluting, the lower body chased and stippled with stylised leaves, leaf capped handles, the coffee pot with cast floral finial, applied floral motifs leaf capped handles and spout, raised on four scroll feet, together with a rectangular double handle tray with foliate rim and engraved scroll and foliate inner border, (5), tea service 1646 gms, teapot 6.30 in. high, coffee pot 993 gms, 9.06 in. high
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- George Iv - George IV (1762 – 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from 1820, until his own death in 1830. From 1811 until his accession in 1820, he served as Prince Regent during his father's final mental illness.
In English furniture design, his reign from 1811 to 1830 is known as the Regency period. - Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins. - Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
- William Iv - William IV was King of the United Kingdom and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837, and in English furniture design it represented the brief period between the end of the Regency period, and the beginning of the Victorian period.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Chasing - The method of decorating gold and silver objects using a punch and hammer so that the design appears in relief. Flat or surface chasing is done from the front giving the item definition, but not cutting into the metal.
Chasing is the opposite technique to repousse, but an object that has repousse work, may then have chasing applied to create a finished piece.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Barnard , Edward and John (London) - silver, maker or retailer 209
- coffee sets/services - silver items 444
- tea sets/services
