Only suitable for sale within the UK, due to the ivory content in the tea and coffee pot handle heat spacers. This item has been registered for exemption under the new Ivory Act and is legal to sell. We are happy for the registration number (PJFVCBEF) to be checked with the Animal & Plant Health Agency.
Ornate Victorian Silver Plated Four Piece Tea & Coffee Set. Each piece with finely engraved detail and raised on four ornate bracket feet. Foliate knops to the coffee pot and teapot. Free of monograms and personal inscriptions. All pieces with leaf capped handles. Ivory insulators to the handles of the tea and coffee pots.
Each piece is marked as EPNS (electro plated nickel silver) by Martin Hall & Co of Sheffield, circa 1860.
In excellent order with light surface wear commensurate with age. Very slight loss of plate in some areas, but nothing that warrants any replating.
Approximate weight of all four pieces is 2.4 kilos.
Approximate dimensions:
Teapot: 24.5 cm handle to spout length and 17 cm height.
Coffee Pot: 23 cm handle to spout length and 25 cm height.
Sugar: 19.5 cm handle to handle length and 14 cm height.
Creamer: 11.5 cm handle to spout length and 15.5 cm height.