Lot 26
A Victorian silver four piece tea set in Indian style.
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Condition Report
A Victorian silver four piece tea set in Indian style, comprising teapot, coffee pot, twin-handled sugar bowl and cream jug, of curved square form, each ornately decorated throughout with foliate motifs and further embellished with various deities in relief, each handle modelled as an elephant head terminal with the trunk entwining around a branch to form the handle, the hinged lids of the tea and coffee pots having conforming decoration and a coiled snake finial. Hallmarked William Hutton & Sons (Edward Hutton), London 1887 (coffee pot) and 1888. Maximum height of coffee pot including finial measures 9 7/8 inches (25 cm), gross weight 70.89 ozt (2,205 grams).
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All the pieces appear in fairly good overall condition, although there is some quite heavy tarnish and staining to interiors so would benefit from a clean and polish. Displaying some general expected wear and surface marks and scratches. Residues of old polish visible. Some minor surface dints and nicks, mainly around edges and to corners. Larger dint to base corner of coffee pot so that it wobbles slightly. The handle of the teapot is quite loose and requires attention. It is likely that the insulators of the coffee and teapot are ivory but they are now heavily stained or discoloured. Hinged lids appear in good working order. The snake finial of the coffee pot is missing the tongue. Hallmarks are a little rubbed and distorted but mostly legible. The tea and coffee pots have matching part hallmarks to handles and lids.
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