30th Aug, 2023 10:30
The Luxury Sale | Silver & Accessories
EXQUISITE GEORGE V SILVER FIVE-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE
MAPPIN & WEBB, LONDON 1919
comprising teapot, coffee pot, kettle on stand, sugar bowl and cream jug, each with fluted tapered body, decorated with foliate swags suspended from ram's heads, the angular rope twist handles with foliate detail, gadrooned borders, raised on a fluted circular foot, the teapot, coffee pot and kettle with Sphinx finial and with ivory insulators/handle
(approx. 5092g gross)
the kettle on stand 40cm high
A condition report is offered as an indication of any issues visible to the naked eye. As none of our staff is a professional conservator or restorer, buyers must satisfy themselves in respect of condition. The condition report does not form part of any contract between McTear's and the buyer, and all lots are offered "as is" in accordance with our Terms of Business available on our website.
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Condition Report
Cream jug with knocks to foot, slight wobble on flat surface; water pot cover very slightly lifted to one side, foot knocked and misshapen and has more pronounced wobble; teapot handle very loose, some damage or losses to the connecting pins, finial slightly loose, cover slightly lifted; kettle cover also slightly lifted, four of the swags to the base have broken from their joint with the corresponding ram's head, will require specialist attention, very slight wobble on flat surface; otherwise usual but relatively minor surface nicks and scratches, sporadic small dents, kettle ivory handle with hairlines, additional images available
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