Sterling Holloware: Tea Sets

Wonderful Art Deco 950 silver coffee and tea set. Made by Ernest Prost in Paris, ca 1930. This set comprises coffeepot, teapot, creamer, and sugar. Faceted bodies. Covers same with stained-wood block finials on mount; pot covers hinged. Pots and creamer have silver-mounted stained-wood bracket handles. Sugar has horizontal silver and stained-wood tab handles at ends; also, three graduated triangles applied to sides. Layered geometry that suggests the influence of Cubist collage. Fully marked... Click for details

American Classical sterling silver 3-piece coffee set. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Each: Curved and tapering body on stepped and raised foot. Handles scroll bracket; coffeepot handle stained wood. Covers domed with vase finial. Coffeepot has s-scroll spout and creamer has wide u-form spout. Traditional elegance. Perfect for after dinner. Fully marked including pattern no. 17646 (creamer and sugar) 17646E (coffeepot). Sugar has director’s letter L (1956-ca 1965). Very good... Click for details

Art Deco sterling silver coffee and tea set in ornamented Hampton pattern. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1912. This set comprises coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl.

All: Rectilinear with tapering sides, concave corners, and stepped rim. Covers domed (pot covers hinged). Handles scroll bracket. Coffeepot and teapot spouts faceted and s-form; creamer has lip spout.

The classic form with acid-etched Adams-style ornament: Shaped frames with rosette diaper, scallop shells,... Click for details

English Georgian sterling silver coffee and tea set, 1918-9. This set comprises tea kettle on stand, coffeepot, teapot, hot water pot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl.

Traditional with gadrooned bodies and squashed ball supports. Covers domed and hinged with stained-wood finial. Kettle handle fixed and scrolled; all other handles scroll bracket. Engraved single letter monogram (D).

Fully marked with Sheffield assay stamp, Mappin & Webb stamp, and date letters for 1918 and 1919. Maker’s... Click for details

American Colonial Revival sterling silver 3-piece coffee set. Retailed by Georg Jensen USA in New York, ca 1950. This set comprises coffeepot, creamer, and sugar. Coffeepot: Truncated cone body, molded and double-domed hinged cover with stained-wood finial, and molded base. Capped stained-wood handle with scrolled silver mounts, and faceted gently-scrolled spout with scalloped mount. Creamer: Baluster with faceted lip spout, capped double-scroll handle, and spread and reeded foot. Sugar: Curved... Click for details

Blossom hand-hammered sterling silver coffee set on tray. This set comprises coffeepot, creamer, large sugar, and sugar on tray. Coffeepot ovoid with fat and tapering s-spout. Creamer bellied with prominent v-spout. Sugars inverted double-dome bowl. All have 3 leaf-mounted paw supports. Coffeepot and creamer have silver-mounted carved handles. Coffeepot and sugars have domed cover with pod spilling seeds. Tray oval with same in open c-scroll end handles.

A great set with a bonus of an extra... Click for details

Modern sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by Spratling in Taxco. Each: Ovoid body and stained-wood scroll handle and flat cover with tooled finial in form of seated jaguar– an exotic touch to a spare form. A smart design by the famed Mexican maker. 1940s hallmark and eagle stamp (1948-ca 1955). Very good condition.

Dimensions: Coffeepot: H 9 X W 10 3/8 x D 3 3/4 in. Teapot: 6 1/2 x W 8 1/4 x D 3 1/8 in. Creamer: H 4 1/4 x W 6 1/8 x D 3 in. Sugar: H 3 3/4 x W 6 3/8 x D 3 in. Total... Click for details

Midcentury Modern sterling silver coffee set. Made by Spratling in Taxco, Mexico. This set comprises coffeepot, creamer, and sugar.

Coffeepot: Gently upward tapering sides, straight diagonal spout, and hinged and domed cover with cabochon stained-wood finial. Side handle also stained wood. Creamer and sugar: Tapering base and inset top with stained-wood “boomerang” handles.

Fully marked with maker’s stamp (ca 1964-7) and no. 30 eagle stamp, which was in use by maker until early 1966.... Click for details

Japonesque sterling silver and mixed metal tea set. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1879-1880. This set comprises teapot, creamer, and sugar.

Each: Bellied with short reeded neck and foot ring. Bracket handles (teapot handle stained wood). Teapot has gently raised hinged cover with ball finial and s-form spout. Creamer has discreet lip spout. Allover honeycomb hand hammering applied with lots of period motifs: oversized leaves and lily pads as well as granulated soil; rich and varied... Click for details