VICTORIAN STERLING SILVER TEA SERVICE - ENGLISH CIRCA 1880-1900

A SUBSTANTIAL FIVE-PIECE TEA SERVICE IN STERLING SILVER, COMPRISING A TEAPOT, COFFEE POT, SUGAR BOWL WITH TWIN HANDLES, AND TWO MATCHING MILK JUGS. THE SERVICE DISPLAYS THE HALLMARK CHARACTERISTICS OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVERWARE WITH RESTRAINED ELEGANCE AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN.

COMPOSITION:
- TEAPOT WITH DOMED LID AND FINIAL
- COFFEE POT WITH CURVED SPOUT AND ANGULAR HANDLE
- SUGAR BOWL WITH TWIN SCROLLED HANDLES AND DECORATIVE RIM
- TWO MILK JUGS OF MATCHING FORM AND PROPORTION

DESIGN FEATURES:
THE PIECES EXHIBIT A REFINED AESTHETIC WITH BANDED DECORATION TO THE UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS OF EACH BODY. THE SUGAR BOWL FEATURES ORNAMENTAL EMBOSSED DETAILING WITH SCROLLWORK AND FOLIATE MOTIFS AROUND THE PERIMETER. ALL HANDLES ARE FASHIONED FROM EBONISED WOOD WITH SILVER FERRULES. THE TEAPOT AND COFFEE POT DISPLAY GRACEFULLY CURVED SPOUTS AND SUBSTANTIAL DOMED LIDS WITH DECORATIVE FINIALS. THE OVERALL FORM IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE LATE VICTORIAN PERIOD, BALANCING DECORATIVE RESTRAINT WITH PRACTICAL PROPORTIONS SUITABLE FOR SERVICE.

CONDITION:
THE SERVICE DISPLAYS CONSISTENT PATINA THROUGHOUT, INDICATIVE OF GENUINE AGE AND USE. MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES ARE VISIBLE ACROSS THE BODIES, AND LIGHT OXIDATION IS PRESENT IN RECESSED AREAS AND DECORATIVE ELEMENTS. ALL HANDLES REMAIN INTACT AND SECURE. NO SPLITS, MAJOR DENTS, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS EVIDENT. THE DECORATIVE ELEMENTS REMAIN CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED. THE PIECES SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR RE-PLATING.

MARKS:
EACH PIECE BEARS MAKER'S MARKS AND HALLMARKS CONSISTENT WITH ENGLISH STERLING SILVER PRODUCTION OF THE PERIOD. ENGRAVED INSCRIPTIONS ARE VISIBLE ON CERTAIN PIECES, INDICATING HISTORICAL USE AND PROVENANCE.

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT:
THE SERVICE PRESENTS SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTIONS APPROPRIATE TO FORMAL ENTERTAINING. THE TEAPOT AND COFFEE POT STAND AT APPROXIMATELY 20-22 CM IN HEIGHT. THE SUGAR BOWL AND MILK JUGS ARE PROPORTIONALLY SCALED TO COMPLEMENT THE LARGER VESSELS.

NOTE:
THIS IS A STERLING SILVER SERVICE (.925 PURITY) AS CONFIRMED BY THE HALLMARKS PRESENT ON EACH PIECE. THE COMBINATION OF SOUND CONDITION, COMPLETE COMPOSITION, AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD PATINA MAKES THIS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF LATE VICTORIAN DOMESTIC SILVERWARE SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR CONTINUED USE.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

11689+26

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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