ANTIQUE 19THC VICTORIAN SOLID SILVER CHINOISERIE 4 PIECE TEA & COFFEE SET C.1844
19th Century Victorian Silver four piece tea service, consisting of coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug, each lobed body resting on four scroll feet, profusely embossed in the Chinoiserie style, flowers surrounding Chinese figures, exotic birds and pagodas, and hinged lid mounted with cast floral finials. Hallmarked English silver (925), London, year 1844 (J), Maker's mark R.H for Robert Hennell III.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4528
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century exceptionally rare Victorian Solid Silver four piece tea service, consisting of coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug, each lobed body resting on four scroll feet, profusely embossed in the Chinoiserie style, flowers surrounding Chinese figures, exotic birds and pagodas, and hinged lid mounted with cast floral finials.
Chinoiserie design became popular in the mid-18th century with the Huguenot silversmiths, such as Paul de Lamerie who was greatly inspired by the exotic far east designs and this fashion followed until the mid-19th Century.
Hallmarked English silver (925 standard), London, year 1844 (J), Maker's mark R.H (Robert Hennell III).
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No damage, just general wear.
COFFEE POT
Height: 23cm
Width: 24 x 16cm
Weight: 930g
TEAPOT
Height: 19cm
Width: 25 x 16cm
Weight: 830g
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 13cm
Width: 21 x 14.5cm
Weight: 480g
CREAM JUG
Height: 13.5cm
Width: 13.5 x 10cm
Weight: 275g