ANTIQUE 19thC VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER TENIERS TEA & COFFEE SET, C S HARRIS c.1875
19th Century Victorian 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. Hallmarked English Silver (925), London, year 1875 (U), Maker CSH for Charles Stuart Harris.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A2478
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. 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 1875 (U), Maker CSH (Charles Stuart Harris)
CONDITION
In Excellent Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
COFFEE POT
Height: 27cm
Width: 26 x 15cm
Weight: 1400g
TEAPOT
Height: 21cm
Width: 27 x 18cm
Weight: 1370g
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 14cm
Width: 21 x 15cm
Weight: 990g
CREAM JUG
Height: 14cm
Width: 17 x 12cm
Weight: 655g