VICTORIAN THREE-PIECE TEA SERVICE - ENGLISH CIRCA 1880-1900A HANDSOME THREE-PIECE TEA SERVICE COMPRISING A TEAPOT, SUGAR BOWL, AND CREAM JUG, EACH MOUNTED ON FOUR SCROLLED FEET WITH DECORATIVE CAST BASES. THE PIECES DISPLAY THE REFINED PROPORTIONS AND RESTRAINED ORNAMENTATION CHARACTERISTIC OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVERWARE.SPECIFICATIONS:- TEAPOT: BULBOUS BODY WITH CURVED SPOUT AND SCROLLED HANDLE. HINGED LID - SUGAR BOWL: MATCHING FORM WITH TWO SCROLLED HANDLES AND DOMED LID WITH FINIAL. - CREAM JUG: SMALLER PROPORTIONS WITH SINGLE SCROLLED HANDLE AND POURING LIP. CONDITION: THE SERVICE DISPLAYS AN EVEN, NATURAL PATINA CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE AND REGULAR USE. ALL THREE PIECES ARE STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH NO SPLITS, CRACKS, OR SOLDER REPAIRS EVIDENT. THE HINGES ON THE TEAPOT LID FUNCTION SMOOTHLY. HANDLES ARE SECURE AND SHOW NORMAL WEAR. THE WOODEN FINIALS ARE INTACT AND ORIGINAL. SURFACE WEAR IS MINIMAL AND APPROPRIATE TO AGE.HALLMARKS: EACH PIECE BEARS HALLMARKS TO THE BASE. MARKS ARE PRESENT BUT LEGIBILITY REQUIRES CLOSE EXAMINATION UNDER MAGNIFICATION FOR PRECISE IDENTIFICATION OF MAKER AND ASSAY OFFICE. Item Size: Height: 32cm, Width: 26cm, Depth: 32cm, Weight: 4Kg Condition: Good 779104+11
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