Description

Art Nouveau Sterling Six Piece Tea Service with Sterling Tray. Comprising: a hot water kettle on stand with key locks, a coffee pot, a teapot, a creamer, a covered sugar, an open sugar; and a tray; each footed ovoid form encircled by an undulating foliate rim incorporating a pierced floral stamen bud, centered with a large initial "W"; the hot water kettle, coffee and teapots fitted with auricular handles and with applied bud finials; the sugar and open sugar with an interior vermeil finish; the oviform dish form tray with a rounded gallery cast with a pair of entwining poppies at the handle; each piece stamped on base "SHREVE & CO/SAN FRANCISCO/STERLING"; hot water kettle "3 PINTS"; coffee pot stamped "1126/14 PINTS". Shreve & Co., San Francisco. Early 20th Century. Total silver weight 106.18 troy oz; Height of coffee pot 11 inches (28 cm); height of teapot 7 1/2 inches (19 cm); length of tray 17 3/4 inches (45 cm) [Handle on pot repaired]