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VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT (VERMEIL) TEA SERVICE

Price: £3450 | $5300 | €4155 the set

Stock number: AS013

A very attractive Victorian silver-gilt (gold-washed) tea service, comprising a teapot, a cream/milk jug, a swing-handle sugar bowl, a pair of sugar tongs and two teaspoons. Each piece is decorated with brightcut engraving of swags and bows. The teapot has a flush hinge and wood handle and finial. Everything fits into an original carrying case.

This set is a marvellous example of the neo- classical revival of the late nineteenth century, based on the Adam style originally developed a hundred years earlier.

Made in 1875 by Robert Harper of London.
Overall length of teapot: 10 1/2 ins (26.5 cm).
Overall weight of service: 28 oz (870 g)