Rare George III Channel Islands silver coffee pot by Gavey
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Edouard Gavey important George III Channel Islands silver coffee pot, made for Mary Mauger, circa 1775, with Edouard Gavey's mark to base, plus engraved monogram and inscribed on the base 'Mary Mauger', with later 19th century crest added to reverse. Coffee pots of this period from the Channel Islands are extremely scarce with fewer than 12 examples recorded, this being the only example that we could find by this maker. 24 cm high, 1052 grams including handle.. Provenance: The James Walker collection of silver and Vertu, Christie's, south Kensington, 13th July 2006, lot 1. Illustrated at p.48 of 'Channel Islands Silver' by Richard Mayne [Phillimore & Co., Chichester, 1985].
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- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
- 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.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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