Two-part, hot water or coffee urn with two pairs of angled, open paired-scroll handles. Ovoid upper section has a domed cover topped by a cast pheasant finial and spigot with fleur-de-lis handle. Oval piercework-decorated base on four cast tab feet contains a removable, single-wick spirit burner holder. Folded seams; riveted construction. No marks. Finial replaced. Tinning gone.
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