Anton Michelsen (1809-1877) Silver Teapot Copenhagen Denmark Circa 1844

Anton Michelsen** (1809-1877). Flattened silver teapot, with polylobed and pinched sides, chiselled with rococo motifs. It rests on a cove pedestal with the same ornament. Side handle is high, in ebony. The hinged lid is topped with a spinning top grip. Denmark around 1844, hallmarks Maitre Orfèvre hallmarks in full Length: 28 cm Height: 16.5 cm Width: 18 cm Gross weight: 493 gr Good condition / 
** Anton Michelsen (1809–1877) was born in 1809 in Copenhagen. His family, whose origins date back to the 17th century, had been blacksmiths for generations. He completed a goldsmith's apprenticeship in Odense in 1839 before settling in Copenhagen where he continued his training in the workshops of Dyrkoph and the court goldsmith JB Dalhoff. He also attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he was influenced by Gustav Friedrich Hetsch. In 1836 he set off on a long journey abroad, working in some of the greatest goldsmiths in Germany and Paris. He established his own silversmith's shop in Gothersgade in Copenhagen when he returned to Denmark in 1841. He immediately caught the eye of the royal family. Christian VIII commissioned him to execute all Danish orders with the title of Jeweler of the Royal Court and Order (kgl. hof- og ordensjuvelerer). Michelsen was the only Danish silversmith represented at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1855