Lot 6
A late Victorian silver three piece bachelor tea set.
Description
Condition Report
A late Victorian silver three piece bachelor tea service, comprising teapot, twin-handled sucrier and cream jug, each of bulbous oval form with gadroon rim, lobed and fluted decoration to lower body and raised on four bun feet, teapot with stained wood handle and lid finial. Hallmarked Charles Stuart Harris, London 1899. Maximum length of teapot 8 1/2 inches (21.5 cm), gross weight 21.32 ozt (663 grams).
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Purchasing information-
Appears in fairly good overall condition, displaying some tarnishing and some surface wear marks and scratches commensurate with age and use. A few minor surface nicks and little dints. Knocks to feet and some appear quite squashed, especially on the cream and sugar. Hinged lid appears in good working order, slight movement, some heavy staining and residues to interior. Likely small repair to rim of spout. Hallmarks rubbed but all still legible.