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a silver tea set on a white tablefour pieces of silver tea and coffee set on a white backgroundthree pieces of silver tea and coffee set on a white surfacea silver coffee pot with a handle on a white surfacea silver plated tea pot with a handle and handlea silver vase that has a design on itan antique silver teapot with a floral design on the lida silver tea pot with a lid on a white surfacea silver and gold pitcher with a spoon in ita silver pitcher with a bird and flowers design on ita silverplated teapot with a lid on a white backgroundan antique silverplated cup with a floral design on the rimsilver plated serving dish with a domed cover on a silver plattera silver plate with a lid on a white surfacefour silver teapots in a wooden boxa label that says hardy bros sydney on the back of a suitcasea close up of a silver plate with writing on ita small wooden box with a lock on ita silver tea set in a wooden box on a tablewooden box with apple logo on the lid
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11 - A four-piece tea and coffee service and a silver butter dish…
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Estimate €3,050 - €3,200
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Description
A four-piece tea and coffee service and a silver butter dish, of truncated conical shape with Japanese-style engraved decoration depicting birds, flowering branches and bamboo, the upper section flared and decorated with leaf and flower motifs, a flat hinged lid, a knobbed handle topped with a small spinning top, a long spout, a handle shaped like a bamboo stalk, resting on a small base, a circular butter dish with a matching design, featuring two handles fitted with a removable openwork plate with three rounded feet and a bell-shaped knob with a fluted top, the numbered set comprising a teapot, a coffee pot, a sugar bowl with a vermeil interior and a removable lid, a milk jug with a vermeil interior, and a butter dish. London 1885–1886, hallmarked ‘Cygne 800°/°°’, Silversmiths: John Aldwinckle & Thomas Slater, for the tea service. London 1898 for the butter dish, Silversmith: T?, W?, H?, engraved on the underside with the name of the retailer Hardy Brothers Sydney; height of teapot: 17.5 cm; height of coffee pot: 25 cm. Weight of the 5 pieces: 2,774 g. The set is slightly scuffed; there is a chip on the base of the teapot, knocks to the lower part of the milk jug, knocks to the lower part of the sugar bowl and a slight knock to the butter dish’s base plate; wooden box for the tea set, hinged lid with two movable handles, bearing the retailer’s plate; the top cover and key are missing; in a used condition.
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Auction time 11/18/2026 at 2:30 PM
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