Magnificent & Rare Antique English Decorative Tea Set In The Manner Of Teniers

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Magnificent & Rare Antique English Decorative Tea Set In The Manner Of Teniers

About the Item

Magnificent, Edward VII Six-piece Sterling Silver Tea Service, London, 1909-10, by Hunt & Roskell Ltd., formerly Storr & Mortimer of Paul Storr fame. The set comprising a kettle on stand with burner, coffeepot, teapot, two-handled sugar bowl, creamer and waste bowl; each with large, pear-shaped bodies with engraved, chased, and applied rustic scenes of peasants merrymaking in the style of Teniers, raised on four scrolled feet; sugar, creamer and waste bowl with gold-washed interiors, sugar and creamer with handles formed as drunken revelers on a branch; kettle, teapot and coffeepot each with ivory heat stops, finials formed as revelers with a barrel, and eagle-head spouts joined to the body by Louis style masks; fully hallmarked throughout. Kettle on stand ht. 17 in., approx. 257.6 troy oz. 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 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. 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.

Creator:
Hunt & Roskell
Metal:
Sterling Silver
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1910
Condition:
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: QHGYR1stDibs: JU13081422291