ANTIQUE 19thC VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER CELLINI TEA SERVICE, MAPPIN & WEBB c.1893
Reference Number: A8329
Reference Number: A8329
Reference Number: A8329
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver "Cellini" pattern large and heavy four piece tea & coffee set, consisting of coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug. The pattern is so called in honor of Benvenuto Cellini, the sculptor and goldsmith of the 16th Century considered by many as the greatest of all time. The set features a chased and embossed decoration of masks, animals, strap-work and flutes, caryatid ornate scroll handles. The teapot and the coffee pot with similarly decorated stepped cover, all on ornate stepped circular bases, inside richly parcel gilt. Each piece Hallmarked English silver (925 Standard), London, year 1870 (p), Maker's mark S.S (Samuel Straham)
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
COFFEE POT
Height: 27cm
Width: 19 x 12cm
Weight: 765g
TEAPOT
Height: 26cm
Width: 26 x 12.5cm
Weight: 985g
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 16cm
Width: 19 x 12cm
Weight: 485g
MILK JUG
Height: 21cm
Width: 11 x 8cm
Weight: 350g