MAGNIFICENT ANTIQUE JAMES DIXON TEAPOT CIRCA 1890 AN EXQUISITE PIECE IN VIRTUALLY MINT CONDITION Start Price AUD 85.00 Current Price AUD 86.00 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 End Time Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Location Sydney, NSW See more about 'MAGNIFICENT ANTIQUE JAMES DIXON TEAPOT CIRCA 1890' Description WHILE IS HAS CLEARLY SERVED NUMEROUS CUPS OF TEA IN ITS LONG LIFE, LOOKING AT THE INSIDE, THE LOVING CARE THIS GORGEOUS TEAPOT HAS RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS IS IMMEDIATELY APPARENT, IN FACT OF THE MANY FINE ITEMS OF JAMES DIXON SILVERWARE WE HAVE SOLD IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED PIECES WE HAVE EVER SEEN - A JOY TO BEHOLD!AS INFORMED COLLECTORS ARE AWARE, JAMES DIXON & SONS WAS ONE OF ENGLAND'S EARLIEST FIRMS OF MASTER SILVERSMITHS FOUNDED IN SHEFFIELD, YORKSHIRE IN 1804 AND NOW ALAS, LONG GONE.THIS ORNATELY DECORATED TEAPOT AUTHENTICATED BY THE JAMES DIXON & SONS "TRUMPET & HERALDIC SASH" HALLMARK DATING FROM 1879 HOLDS 6 CUPS AND WITH JUST A FEW FAINT HINTS OF SURFACE WEAR WHICH MAY BE EXPECTED, IT HAS NO DENTS OR LEAKS AND THE LID AND ITS HINGE ARE STILL PERFECTLY ALIGNED.THIS IRREPLACEABLE PIECE WILL BE A COVETED FIND FOR A LOVER OF ANTIQUE ENGLISH SILVERWARE WITH THE PROMISE OF ENDURING ENJOYMENT.  Place a Bid!