Antique Tiffany & Co. Sterling silver 8-piece tea and coffee set, including: coffee pot and teapot (both 3 pints), kettle (4 pints) with stand and burner, hot water or milk jug (2 pints), waste bowl, creamer, two-handled spooner and covered sugar bowl. All pieces are footed and richly decorated with majestic repousse & applied violet patterns, creating interlacing vine decorations around the feet as well. This rich yet elegant pattern is incredibly detailed, featuring graceful curly vines with blooming flowers and buds as well as leaves at the foot of stems. Lids have figural finials, accented with applied violet flower atop; all are hinged, except the sugar bowl’s cover. Spooner, creamer and waste bowl have gilt interior. On the burner’s cap, there is a long hinged handle with ornate finial. Kettle has moving handle. All pieces are marked. Date mark for c. This desirable Art Nouveau masterpiece measures: – coffee pot 5 1/2″ in diameter, 10″ tall (including the finial), 9″ from spout to handle and weighs 1,178 grams or 38 ozs Troy; – teapot 6 1/4″ in diameter, 6 1/2″ tall, 11 1/2″ from spout to handle and weighs 1,208 grams or 38.96 ozs Troy; – water jug 4 1/2″ in diameter, 9″ tall, 5 7/8″ from spout to handle and weighs 793 grams or 25.58 ozs Troy; – kettle 7″ in diameter, 7 1/4″ tall, 10″ from spout to edge and weighs 1,643.6 grams or 53 ozs Troy; – kettle stand has footed square base 6 1/2″ wide and 7″ tall, including the supports; it weighs 820.3 grams or 26.46 ozs Troy; – burner 3″ in diameter, 3″ tall and weighs 162 grams or 5.22 ozs Troy; – waste bowl 6 3/8″ long, 5 5/8″ wide, 4 1/4″ tall and weighs 702.4 grams or 22.65 ozs Troy; – sugar bowl 6″ long, 5 1/2″ wide, 6 1/4″ tall (including the cover), 8 1/4″ from handle to handle and weighs 858.2 grams or 27.68 ozs Troy; – creamer 4 3/4″ long, 4 1/2″ wide, 5 1/4″ tall, 6 1/8″ from spout to handle and weighs 466.4 grams or 15.04 ozs Troy; – spooner 4 3/4″ long, 4 1/4″ wide, 4 3/8″ tall, 6 1/4 from handle to handle and weighs 464 grams or 14.96 ozs Troy. Total weight is 8,296 grams or 267.6 ozs Troy. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing. The excellent original condition and clear, crisp detail, with no monograms, removals, repairs or alterations, make this an especially attractive offering. The item “Tiffany Co Violet Repousse 8 Piece Tea Coffee Set Sterling Silver 1895″ is in sale since Sunday, February 14, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (.925)\Tea/Coffee Pots & Sets”. The seller is “mocb” and is located in San Jose, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Maker: Tiffany & Co.
- Composition: Sterling Silver
- Style: Art Nouveau
- Age: 1895
- Brand: Tiffany & Co.
- Pattern: Violet Repousse