A Victorian silver plated tea service, comprising teapot, co...

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£50 - £80

A Victorian silver plated tea service, comprising teapot, coffee pot, milk jug and sucrier, each of compressed globular form with scrolling handles on four paw feet, each piece elaborately embossed and engraved with panels decorated with floral sprays, teapot and coffee pot with cast gourd finials, teapot 28.5cm long

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The spacers appear to be ceramic.

Coffee pot: in good order, no major dents, splits damage or repair. General scratching and wear, and some minor denting to the highpoints commensurate with age and use. Some wear and loss of definition to the engraved and embossed detail in places. Some cracking to the ceramic spacers. Cover opens smoothly and closes flush. There is a minor wobble on a level surface.

Teapot: in good order, no splits, major damage or repair. Moderate scratching and wear, and some small to mid-sized denting commensurate with age and use. Some wear and loss of definition to the engraved and embossed detail in places. Some cracking to the ceramic spacers. Cover opens smoothly and closes flush, though it is slightly wobbly at the join. There is a minor wobble on a level surface.

Sucrier: in good order, no major dents, splits, major damage or repair. General scratching and wear, and some minor denting to the highpoints commensurate with age and use. Some minor wear and loss of definition to the engraved and embossed detail in places. There is a minor wobble on a level surface.

Milk jug: in good order, no splits, major damage or repair. There is a mid-sized dent to one side of the jug, and general scratching and wear commensurate with age and use throughout. Some minor wear and loss of definition to the engraved and embossed detail in places. Jug is level on a flat surface.