Rare Irish Silver Dublin Melon Tea Pot 1837 George Alcock

Rare Irish Silver Melon Shaped Tea Pot With Melon and Leaf Finial Set On Four Scrolled Shell Feet
Dublin 1837/38
George Alcock
Great Strand Street , Dublin
The tea pot is in superb condition with crisp hallmarks to the base and a single hallmark to handle as well as hallmarks to the finial. Under the base it also says Neville and Son- possibly the retailer
Weight : 880g
Height 16cm width 30cm

A fine example of George Alcocks Tea Pots Can be Found in the Metropolitan Museum in New York

The earliest known example of an English sterling silver teapot was hallmarked in 1670 and is currently on display in the Victoria and Albert museum. Tea was an expensive luxury throughout the 18th Century and silver teapots from this period are rare, with good condition examples being highly sought after. Styles of teapots have changed over the years in line with fashion trends, and now arts and crafts, art deco, and modernist designs are equally as desirable.