A GEORGE IV SILVER THREE PIECE TEA SET
Comprising; a teapot, a twin handled sugar bowl and a milk jug, each piece with floral, foliate and scroll embossed decoration, the teapot having a flower finial to the hinged lid, maker Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I, London 1825, combined weight 1490 gms
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£650 - £850
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Hammer price:
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£950 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Ivory Licence number 42R3FZD3
Condition Report:
Sugar bowl and milk jug - marks slightly rubbed, engraving rubbed but visible. Foot pushed in slightly on jug.
Teapot - repairs visitble from within where the seams of the lobes have likely split. Marks and engraving rubbed. Some smalls repairs possibly to the handle where the ivory insulators are, ivory is split and discoloured as expected due to age.
All with let in cartouche, one particularly visible on the teapot from the outside. All with marks and scratches due to age and use and wear to the high points of the decoration.
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