Here is another selection of export Chinese pewter from a great estate, this pair of Qing Dynasty duck food warmer or turines. Each consists of the base to hold the very hot water, the middle serving dish which held the food and the lid which is in the form of a well designed lid in the form of a duck.
They were part of the elegant daily formal dining first in the Pope Yeatman home and next in the Georgina Yeatman home.
They were used for almost a century by the same family on a daily basis in the formal dining room.
Measurements are as follows:
Height = 9"
Length = 12 1/2"
Width = 7 1/4"
Although used daily for decades, this pewter is in very good condition, inside and out.
The inside almost looks like new sterling silver and it is over 100 year old pewter.
There is the slightest of small dents in one of the bases which is shown in the photos.
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Provenance From the estate of Georgina Pope Yeatman.
Georgina Yeatman (1902-1982) was a remarkable woman of the 20th century.
She was the daughter of prominent mining engineer Pope Yeatman and was born in Ardsley, NY.
She was awarded her Bachelors in Architecture by MIT in 1925.
She began her career with Bissell & Sinkler and, at the time, was one of 4 women licensed as architects in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ms. Yeatman was the first woman to serve as the city of Philadelphia's Director of Architecture.
Georgina Yeatman had interests in aviation training, philanthropy, horses and environmental conservation.
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