**Originally Listed At $300**

Western Europe, Netherlands, 1855 CE; England or United States, ca. 19th century CE. A fine pair of antique copper and brass kettles. The larger kettle has a copper lower body soldered onto the upper brass top - a prominent rim where the copper and brass meet. This mid-rim held the kettle in place when used with a Dutch style tea stove which was a freestanding burner often made from wood which held an oil burner under a metal bucket liner / boiler. This kettle would be placed in the bucket - the broad mid-rim resting flush with the stove rim to trap heat. The handle is inscribed "18 HE JB 55" which we assume is the year 1855, and a monogram / initials. The other smaller kettle is entirely copper with a rigid handle, gooseneck spout, and old repairs to the underside. The handle is stamped with a maker but is too rubbed to discern. Size of larger: 10" Diameter x 10.5" H (25.4 cm x 26.7 cm)

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

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#183607

Antique, used condition. Old repairs to the underside of smaller kettle. Lid and knob are repaired and welded back on. Indentations and abraisons to both, and areas of green patina and darker toning.