38 - ENGLAND, London, first third of the 19th century

ENGLAND, London, first third of the 19th century Circular wine funnel with a removable filter, made of silver (925 / min. 800), with a scalloped rim decorated with foliage and shells, one of which serves as a hook for holding the funnel. The body is decorated with a frieze of gadroons forming a corolla. Engraved on one side with a crest featuring a tortil surmounted by a heraldic lion holding a standard. Silversmith’s hallmark: possibly that of Crespin FULLER, registered in 1805. Hallmarks featuring a passing lion, the city mark [crowned leopard’s head], a king’s profile [George III or IV], and the date [e] for 1820 (missing on the filter). Exempt from hallmarking as the piece predates 1838 (Art. 524bis of the CGI, paragraph a). Total weight: 227 g. - Diameter: 8 cm - Width: 10.5 cm - Height: 15.5 cm. Signs of wear, scratches, and a few dents; incipient cracks along the rim of the funnel and at the filter’s rebate.