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About the Item

A Most Amazing, Highly Repousse Tea & Coffee Service In The Teniers Style. Teniers, The Family Name Of Flemish Artists Who Flourished In Antwerp & Brussels During The 17th Century. David Teniers Born In 1582, Studied Under Rubens In Antwerp And Then Under Elsheimer In Rome. Teniers Claim To Fame Was Mostly From His Paintings Of Landscapes And Peasants Carousing, And His Works Are Displayed At The Finest Museums Throughout Europe. The National Gallery In London Has A Characteristic Scene Of Village Life "Playing At Bowls" A "Conversation" Of Three Men And A Woman And A "Large Rocky Landscape". His Son, Also Named David, Was Almost Ranking In Celebrity With Rubens And Van Dyck, Continued In This Style. During The Early Victorian Period The English Silversmiths Were Actively Taking Influences From All Over The World, And As We Can See Here, The Teniers Style Was Transformed By The Finest English Silversmiths Onto Silver Items. This Is A Very Rare, Complete Tea Service In The Tenier Style, As Usually One Can Find Only One Or Two Odd Pieces. This Set Is Hand Made By One Of The Finest Silversmithing Firms Of The Period. The Body Of Each Piece Of This Service Is Totally Decorated With Hand Chased Figures Sitting Beneath Trees Outside Inns, And You Can See The Buildings Complete With Thatched Roof, Along With The Trees & Foliage, As Well As Adults & Children, Drinking, Relaxing, Playing And Enjoying Life. The Finials On Top Of Each Lid Are Of Sitting Figures Drinking Or Smoking. The Decoration Even Continues Onto The Handles & Spouts Of All The Pieces. This Truly Is A Work Of Art, Decorative, But Still Usable. Each Piece Is Fully & Correctly Hallmarked. The Tray Has A Cast Border. The Entire Service Is To Be Considered One Of A Kind, And A Most Amazing Centerpiece In Any Room. .. The Set Consists Of The Tilting Hot Water Pot On Stand, Tea Pot, Coffee Pot, Creamer & Sugar. The Tray Is Also Sterling With A Hand Engraved Surface, And A Cast Border With Foliage Of Grapes & Vine And Beaatifully Cast Lion, Boar, Ram And Tiger Heads. The Entire Service Is In Very Good Condition And Is Exceptionally Quality. Tray Is 28" Diameter. The Tilting Kettle On Stand Is 17.5" Tall. Set Weighs 15,700 grams = 34.65 lbs.

Metal:
Sterling Silver
Style:
Victorian
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Victorian 19th Century
Condition:
Very Good.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: GQYRRW5051stDibs: JU11072922213