Sterling Holloware: Tea Sets

Victorian Japonesque sterling silver coffee and tea set. Made by John Edward Bingham in Sheffield in 1890.

This set comprises coffeepot, teapot, creamer, and sugar. Each: Upward tapering rectilinear body with chamfered corners, pierced fretwork foot, and inset crenellated rim. Curvilinear bracket handles and faceted spouts on coffee- and teapot, and rectangular spout with curved front on creamer. Engraved palm trees, birds, and blossoming prunus branches; at bottom fan border. A modish medley... Click for details

Art Deco 950 silver coffee and tea set. Made by Jean Puiforcat in France, ca 1925. This set comprises coffeepot, teapot, creamer, and sugar. Round and faceted with massive stained-wood bracket handles. Creamer and sugar interiors gilt washed. Covers flush with curved block finial mounted to collage-style band; pot covers twist-lock. Spouts v-form; coffeepot and teapot closed with lozenge opening. All curves, angles, and planes—the geometric style in full glory. Fully marked. Very good... Click for details

Rare and fabulous sterling silver coffee & tea set in one-of-a-kind Bird's Nest. Made by John Moore for Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway, New York.

This set comprises kettle on stand, coffeepot, teapot, creamer, sugar, and waste bowl. Curved and upward tapering bodies on raised foot with applied fleurs-de-lys and volute scroll mounts. Handles high-looping and covers domed with roosting bird finial. Bodies have dense and shaped pointille ornament and wire scrollwork applied with fluttering and... 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

Art Deco sterling silver coffee and tea set in Fairfax. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1964-65. This set comprises coffeepot, teapot, creamer, and sugar.

Each: Straight and tapering body with chamfered corners, on straight and chamfered raised foot. Handles scroll bracket, covers gently raised with soft faceting, finials chamfered with bead, and spouts faceted except for creamer, which has u-form spout. Creamer interior gilt-washed. An early 20th-century pattern that captures the emerging... 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