A Victorian Silver Kettle on Lampstand with View of Canton, Stephen Smith & William Nicholson, London, 1856

the body chased with rococo ornament, featuring orientalist flora and fauna including cranes and a rabbit, the hinged lid with a seated Chinese figure beneath a dragon-form handle, one side engraved with a depiction of Canton within a scrollwork cartouche, the other side with a smaller empty cartouche, the lampstand with openwork rococo apron and the feet headed by Chinese busts, marked throughout

85 oz 7 dwt

2654.7 g

height overall 15 1/2 in.

39.4 cm, 30.5