{"id":8045141459172,"title":"Victorian Sterling Silver tea pot with Bright Cut decoration | London 1840 | Dismore Silversmiths to the Queen Liverpool","handle":"early-victorian-sterling-silver-tea-pot-with-bright-cut-decoration-dismore-silversmiths-to-the-queen-liverpool","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly Victorian Sterling Silver tea pot with Bright Cut decoration \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA superb elegant shape baluster shape pot sitting on a flared collet foot, with a scrolling C section handle. The spout is adorned with a Shell on its tip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked to base \u003cstrong\u003e[which is a retailers mark]\u003c\/strong\u003e Dismore Silversmiths to the Queen Liverpool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker: CR over GS | Charles Reily and George Storer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssay: London 1840\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonogramme: some engraving - a Highland Stag and a Family Crest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight: 730grams  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 21.5cms (8 1\/2\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 27cms (10 1\/2\") spout to handle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLid hinges perfectly\u003cbr\u003eHandle exhibits no movement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Dismore | Silversmith to the Queen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe first Dismore silversmith was Thomas Spicer Dismore, born in 1787, and a resident of Southwark in London. He was an apprentice engraver before becoming a silversmith in his own right, registering his first \"marks\" with Goldsmith's Hall around 1820. In the 1830s he was joined in the business by his third son George (born 1811) and they began trading as Thomas Dismore \u0026amp; Son in 1848. George died in 1875, aged 64, and Thomas, died four years later, aged 92 - a significant age for any man in Victorian England, and indicative of a successful business and a healthy lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen both died, the executor to the will was cited as another Thomas Dismore, named as a jeweller of Bold Street, Liverpool. Further research reveals that this was actually Thomas's second son, born in Cripplegate, London, in 1807 – older than George by four years. 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The spout is adorned with a Shell on its tip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked to base \u003cstrong\u003e[which is a retailers mark]\u003c\/strong\u003e Dismore Silversmiths to the Queen Liverpool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker: CR over GS | Charles Reily and George Storer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssay: London 1840\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonogramme: some engraving - a Highland Stag and a Family Crest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight: 730grams  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 21.5cms (8 1\/2\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 27cms (10 1\/2\") spout to handle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLid hinges perfectly\u003cbr\u003eHandle exhibits no movement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Dismore | Silversmith to the Queen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe first Dismore silversmith was Thomas Spicer Dismore, born in 1787, and a resident of Southwark in London. He was an apprentice engraver before becoming a silversmith in his own right, registering his first \"marks\" with Goldsmith's Hall around 1820. In the 1830s he was joined in the business by his third son George (born 1811) and they began trading as Thomas Dismore \u0026amp; Son in 1848. George died in 1875, aged 64, and Thomas, died four years later, aged 92 - a significant age for any man in Victorian England, and indicative of a successful business and a healthy lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen both died, the executor to the will was cited as another Thomas Dismore, named as a jeweller of Bold Street, Liverpool. Further research reveals that this was actually Thomas's second son, born in Cripplegate, London, in 1807 – older than George by four years. (There was another son, John, born 1805, who died young, and two daughters).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two branches of the family worked closely, and from around 1840, Thomas Dismore (London) had been supplying his son Thomas in Liverpool with \"Superior Quality Plate\" and \"Silver Mounted Plated Goods\". It was at around this time that Thomas Dismore (Liverpool) laid claim to being \"Silversmith and Jeweller to The Queen and The Prince Albert\". The first reference to this elevated status occurs in 1840, when an announcement in the Liverpool Mail states: \"Thomas Dismore. Manufacturing Silversmith and Jeweller to her Majesty, Respectfully informs the Nobility, Gentry, and Exporters of this Port, that they can be supplied with the best London-made Articles at the same prices charged London.\"\u003c\/p\u003e"}