Lot 28
A George IV silver three piece tea service.
Description
Condition Report
A George IV silver three piece tea service comprising teapot, twin-handled sugar bowl and cream jug, each of compressed and lobed circular form to a footed base, ornately embossed and chased throughout with floral, foliate and scroll motifs surrounding twin opposed vacant cartouche, the teapot having a domed hinged lid with lobed finial and with ivory insulators to the handle. Hallmarked William Bateman II, London 1829, teapot dated 1828. Length of teapot measuring 10 1/2 inches (26.5 cm), gross weight 42.94 ozt (1335.5 grams).
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Purchasing information-
The tea service appears quite tarnished and would benefit from a clean and polish, also to the interiors. Otherwise all the pieces appear in fairly good overall condition, displaying general surface wear, marks and scratches. A few minor surface dints and bumps. Hinged lid of teapot appears in good working order. One of the fixing pins is sticking out slightly. Some rubbing and slight loss of detail to surface decoration but still appears in good condition. Residues of polish. Hallmarks are clear and legible including part hallmarks to lid.
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