English sterling silver Georgian tea pot - London 1823, mark of GEORGE BURROWS II

oblong shaped, the plain body embellished with the contemporary engraved motto "Sanguis et vulnera"; hinged lid with floreal final and the handle with elephant ivory athermic spacers (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797). Fully hallmarked London 1823-1824, silversmith George Burrows II (Rif. Jackson's pag. 60, Grimwade pag. 64 nr. 763). Height 15 cm, width 14 cm, length with handle 29 cm. Weight 625 gr. Item condition grading: **** good. Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity (pre-1947).

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THE CITES ARTICLE 8 (3b) DEROGATIONThe article 8 (3b) derogation -Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97, the so-called "antique derogation”, and the article 62 -Council Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, allow to sell this kind of item (defined as pre-1947)within the European Union. Current legislation states thatif an item has been manufactured prior to June 1947 and has been significantly altered from its natural raw state for jewellery, adornment, art, utility or musical instrument before that date, a CITES certificate is not required (therefore only for material that has been “worked” before 1947, and has been transformed from its natural state by human craft)