ANTIQUE 19thC VICTORIAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SOLID SILVER TEA SERVICE c.1880
19th Century Victorian Aesthetic Movement silver tea & coffee service, comprising of a hot water kettle, coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug and tray. The set is extremely unusual and rare in design and finely crafted, engraved with highly-decorative flowers and birds in the oriental inspired style.
Hallmarked English silver (925), London, year 1880 (E), 1881 (F), Maker's mark JAHES for Joseph, Albert, Horace & Ethelbert Savory, Retailed by Goldsmiths Alliance Limited.
Reference Number: A6004
This item is eligible for the Pushkin’s Promise scheme.
19th Century Victorian Aesthetic Movement silver tea & coffee service, comprising of a hot water kettle, coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug and tray. The set is extremely unusual and rare in design and finely crafted, engraved with highly-decorative flowers and birds in the oriental inspired style.
Hallmarked English silver (925), London, year 1880 (E), 1881 (F), Maker's mark JAHES for Joseph, Albert, Horace & Ethelbert Savory, Retailed by Goldsmiths Alliance Limited.
Reference Number: A6004
This item is eligible for the Pushkin’s Promise scheme.
19th Century Victorian Aesthetic Movement silver tea & coffee service, comprising of a hot water kettle, coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug and tray. The set is extremely unusual and rare in design and finely crafted, engraved with highly-decorative flowers and birds in the oriental inspired style.
Hallmarked English silver (925), London, year 1880 (E), 1881 (F), Maker's mark JAHES for Joseph, Albert, Horace & Ethelbert Savory, Retailed by Goldsmiths Alliance Limited.
Reference Number: A6004
This item is eligible for the Pushkin’s Promise scheme.
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Victorian Aesthetic Movement solid silver tea & coffee service, comprising of a hot water kettle, coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug and tray. The set is extremely unusual and rare in design and finely crafted, engraved with highly-decorative flowers and birds in the oriental inspired style.
The tray applied with reeded and leaf capped borders, the tea sets handles and kettle stand imitating bamboo branches and lids mounted with a realistically modelled figures of frogs, engraved throughout with cranes and geese in flight withing a oriental landscape, engraved with elaborate initials to the side of each piece.
Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1880 (E), 1881 (F), Maker's mark JAHES (Joseph, Albert, Horace & Ethelbert Savory), Retailed by Goldsmiths Alliance Limited, Cornhill London.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
KETTLE
Height: 45cm
Width: 23 x 21cm
Weight: 1975g
COFFEE POT
Height: 26cm
Width: 20 x 12cm
Weight: 795g
TEAPOT
Height: 19cm
Width: 21 x 13cm
Weight: 650g
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 12cm
Width: 17 x 12cm
Weight: 425g
CREAM JUG
Height: 13cm
Width: 11 x 9cm
Weight: 255g
TRAY
Height: 5cm
Width: 60 x 40cm
Weight: 2725g
