American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A very high style service including a hot water pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, waste bowl and creamer. The form is a rectangular body on a plain pedestal and a rectangular plinth raised on winged lion head and claw feet. The lids have cast rose and leaf finials; a thin star chased band at the top; and a rose and leaf midband on stiple, line and plain fields, this is mirrored on the edge of the plinths. The pot spouts are paneled and round terminating in vigorous eagle head tips and the handles are square, reeded "C" mahogany handles terminating in cornucopia mountings. The creamer has a loop handle with bearded mask head and the waste bowl and sugar bowl have twin "U" shaped handles, grape bunch and two bird head ends below which is a cast ram's head and shell. The teapot and creamer are by Fletcher and Gardiner; the covered sugar bowl and waste bowl are by Anthony Rasch; and the hot water pot is unmarked.