{"product_id":"victorian-silverplate-tea-urn","title":"Victorian Silverplate Tea Urn","description":"Victorian Silver-Plated Tea Urn\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1860 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This stunning Victorian silver-plated tea urn exemplifies the opulent tableware design of the era, indicating wealth and social status. Of bulbous form, the urn is meticulously adorned with repousse floral sprays and intricate stippled fields. Four cartouche medallions encircle its body, each framed by acanthus scrollwork. Delicate floral and foliate details embellish the two applied handles, while the high-domed lid, topped with a chased flowerhead finial, mirrors the foliate decor of the urn. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The cylindrical spigot, with its ebonized handle, is flanked by silver-plated scrolling elements, balancing the urn’s harmonious design. It stands gracefully on three down-swept legs, each terminating in whorl feet, and joined by pierced foliate scrollwork panels adorned with stippled flower heads. This lavish level of detail reflects the Victorian passion for intricate tableware and the importance of tea in Victorian society, where elaborate tea urns like this one served as symbols of elegance and social standing. More recently, this tea urn was also part of the iconic Red McCombs collection, which has been highly publicized and studied. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15 3\/8\" high x 14 3\/4\" wide x 13\" deep \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Red McCombs Collection, Texas\u003cbr\u003e MSR, New Orleans","brand":"MSR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50275036922146,"sku":"31-9264","price":9850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/6710\/0706\/files\/31-9264_1_0476c334-797d-4df7-b97c-e9edd98648c0.png?v=1756231840","url":"https:\/\/banksyarts.com\/products\/victorian-silverplate-tea-urn","provider":"The Louvre of America","version":"1.0","type":"link"}