A biggin, also known as a coffee biggin, is a type of coffee brewer that is composed of two chambers, one above the other. The top chamber holds the ground coffee, and the bottom chamber holds the brewed water. A removable filter, typically made of metal, separates the two chambers. The coffee is brewed by pouring hot water into the top chamber, and the liquid coffee then drips through the filter into the bottom chamber. The coffee can then be poured from the bottom chamber into a cup or pot to be served. The Biggin was mainly used in 19th century, and largely replaced by other coffee brewing techniques such as the French press and the drip brew.

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George III sterling silver 'Governor Bourke' coffee biggin on…

George III sterling silver 'Governor Bourke' coffee biggin on stand, hallmarked London, 1818, IH, with a hinged flat cover set with pointed finial and with engraved heraldic and acanthus decoration, above a pear shaped body beautifully decorated with…

George III sterling silver coffee Biggin, hallmarked, London,…

1810 Sterling Silver Coffee Biggin by Robert Garrard

George III sterling silver coffee Biggin, hallmarked, London, 1810, Robert Garrard, of handsome cylindrical form, with gadrooned egde c-scroll handle and engraved armorial, total weight 710gm

A George III sterling silver coffee biggin on stand, John Emes,…

Georgian Silver Coffee Biggin on Stand

A George III sterling silver coffee biggin on stand, John Emes, London, circa 1803, the gently tapering cylindrical body beneath a gadrooned border and a hinged domed cover, flanked by a fruitwood scroll handle, raised on tripod stand with a circular…

Antique George IV hallmarked sterling silver coffee biggin with…

George IV Sterling Silver Coffee Biggin with Ivory Finial

Antique George IV hallmarked sterling silver coffee biggin with large ivory finial, with Burnett Clan crest & motto 'Virescit Vulnere Virtus' by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, London, 1822 - 1823, 22 cm high and total weight 675 grams

Regency period hallmarked sterling silver coffee biggin on…

Regency Sterling Silver Coffee Biggin on Stand

Regency period hallmarked sterling silver coffee biggin on stand heavily decorated with shell, gadrooning and acanthus leaves marked WE London, 1819, 1180g and 23 cm high (2)

A Georgian silver coffee Biggin pot by John Wakelin & Robert…

Georgian Silver Coffee Biggin Pot by Wakelin & Garrard

A Georgian silver coffee Biggin pot by John Wakelin & Robert Garrard, London 1800, of restrained tapered form with sycamore handle, cup and cover knop, laurel moulded rim fluted detail on spout, 21.5 cm high 481 grams

A rare Georgian sterling silver coffee Biggin, London, 1815,…

Georgian Sterling Silver Coffee Biggin, London 1815

A rare Georgian sterling silver coffee Biggin, London, 1815, Rebecca Emes and Edward Bernard I, the pot with walnut handle and ivory finial, the stand with lion paw feet, stand and burner not marked, pot 639 grms, the stand 338 grms (2)