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Antique Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea & Coffee Service
REF: C3011 / LA421861
£2,450
€2,862
$3,082
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Description
Exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver four piece tea and coffee set; part of our silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique sterling silver tea and coffee set consists of a teapot, coffee jug, cream jug and sugar bowl.
Each piece of this impressive silver tea set has a rectangular panelled form with cut corners.
The body of each piece is encompassed with bands of bright cut engraved scrolling motifs, flanked with undulating wrigglework decorated borders.
The shoulders of the teapot and coffee jug, and the rim of the cream jug and sugar bowl are encompassed with a cast and applied gadroon decorated border.
The teapot and coffee jug are both fitted with domed panelled, hinged hallmarked covers ornamented with further wrigglework decoration to the rims.
Each cover is surmounted with the original, fine and impressive sterling silver topped, carved pineapple shaped finial, accented with protruding leaf designs to the lower portion. Such finials indicate the fine quality of a service.
The teapot and coffee jug are fitted with the original, impressive carved stained wood handles, with plain scrolling thumbpieces and cylindrical solid silver sockets.
The cream jug and sugar bowl are fitted with cast sterling silver scrolling handles embellished with plain plateaued thumbpieces to the upper portion.
The teapot has a plain tapering cylindrical spout and the coffee jug has a truncated spout with a subtle curved upper portion.
Dimensions
Coffee Jug
Length from back of handle to tip of lip 19.5cm/7.7"
Width of body 7.3cm/2.9"
Height to top of finial 19.5cm/7.7"
Teapot
Length from back of handle to tip of spout 25.8cm/10.2"
Width of body 9.4cm/3.7"
Height to top of finial 15.5cm/6.1"
Cream Jug
Length from back of handle to tip of lip 13.8cm/5.4"
Width of body 5.8cm/2.3"
Height to top of handle 7.5cm/3"
Sugar Bowl
Width across handles 15cm/5.9"
Width of body 6.8cm/2.7"
Height to top of handle 7.6cm/3"
Total weight
56.8 troy ounces/1767g
measurements
Coffee Jug:-
Length from back of handle to tip of lip 19.5cm/7.7"
Width of body 7.3cm/2.9"
Height to top of finial 19.5cm/7.7"
Teapot:-
Length from back of handle to tip of spout 25.8cm/10.2"
Width of body 9.4cm/3.7"
Height to top of finial 15.5cm/6.1"
Cream Jug:-
Length from back of handle to tip of lip 13.8cm/5.4"
Width of body 5.8cm/2.3"
Height to top of handle 7.5cm/3"
Sugar Bowl:-
Width across handles 15cm/5.9"
Width of body 6.8cm/2.7"
Height to top of handle 7.6cm/3"
Total Weight:-
56.8 troy ounces/1767g
measurements
declaration
AC Silver has clarified that the Antique Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea & Coffee Service (LA421861) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1928
declaration
condition
condition
The pieces of this George IV sterling silver tea and coffee set are an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The service has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition.
The interior of the each piece has been professionally cleaned and is ready for use.
The bright cut engraved decoration is very crisp.
Full hallmarks struck to the surface of each piece and part hallmarks to the interior of the teapot and coffee jug covers are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver.