By John Figg
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver magnificent and impressive five piece tea and coffee set, comprising of tea kettle on stand, coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug, each very heavy and impressive, each pear-form body with chased and applied rustic scenes of peasants merry-making, in the style of the Dutch painter David Teniers. Some of the handles are cast as a drunken peasant perched on a tree branch, figural finials with drunken peasants sitting on barrels.
The set is clearly inspired by the tea services made by Edward Farrell in the early 19th century. The set is exceptionally heavy and impressive, over 7.5 kilos of silver, the kettle is 44.5 cm tall, very crisp and in excellent condition.
All parts are Hallmarked English Silver (925 Standard), London, the tea kettle year 1872 (r), all the other parts year 1874 (t), Maker's mark on each part "IF" for John Figg...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique John Figg Furniture