ANTIQUE 19thC VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER 4 PIECE TENIERS TEA & COFFEE SET c.1890
19th Century Victorian solid silver magnificent & impressive four piece tea and coffee set, comprising of coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug, each pear-form body is chased and applied with rustic scenes of peasants merry-making, in the style of the Dutch painter David Teniers. Handles are cast as a drunken peasant perched on a tree branch and cast figural finials with drunken peasants sitting on barrels. Hallmarked English Silver (925), London, year 1890 (P), Maker's mark JATS for John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater.
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver magnificent & impressive four piece tea and coffee set, comprising of coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug, each pear-form body is chased and applied with rustic scenes of peasants merry-making, in the style of the Dutch painter David Teniers. Handles are cast as a drunken peasant perched on a tree branch and cast figural finials with drunken peasants sitting on barrels.
The set is clearly inspired by the the early 19th Century tea services made by Edward Farrell. The set is exceptionally heavy and impressive, over 4 kilos of silver, very crisp and in excellent condition.
Hallmarked English Silver (925 Standard), London, year 1890 (P), Maker's mark JATS (John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater), Retailed by Sermon - Torquay.
CONDITION
In Excellent Condition - No Damage.
COFFEE POT
Height: 28cm
Width: 26 x 16cm
Weight: 1360g
TEAPOT
Height: 19cm
Width: 25.5 x 17cm
Weight: 1242g
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 15cm
Width: 19 x 15cm
Weight: 851g
CREAM JUG
Height: 14cm
Width: 17 x 12cm
Weight: 575g
TOTAL WEIGHT: 4028g