ANTIQUE 19thC BURMESE (MYANMAR) SOLID SILVER TEA SET, PEACOCK c.1890
Antique late-19th Century Burmese colonial solid silver three piece tea set, comprising of teapot, lidded sugar bowl, and creram jug, each piece is highly-decorative, chased and repoussed with a continous scene from Burmese mythology, applied with a elephant head handles, elephant head spout and each domed cover is surmounted with a kneeling figures. The quality of the tea set is simply outstanding, heavy gauge and very crisp. The side engraved with a large makers peacock mark, there are number of different variations of the peacock signature, all of whom are are indirectly claiming past royal patronage by using this mark (see Wilkinson's page 41), the set has been tested 900+ standard silver.
Reference Number: A9228a
DESCRIPTION
Antique late-19th Century Burmese colonial solid silver three piece tea set, comprising of teapot, lidded sugar bowl, and creram jug, each piece is highly-decorative, chased and repoussed with a continous scene from Burmese mythology, applied with a elephant head handles, elephant head spout and each domed cover is surmounted with a kneeling figures. The quality of the tea set is simply outstanding, heavy gauge and very crisp. The side engraved with a large makers peacock mark, there are number of different variations of the peacock signature, all of whom are are indirectly claiming past royal patronage by using this mark (see Wilkinson's page 41), the set has been tested 900+ standard silver.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
TEAPOT
Height: 19cm
Width: 21 x 13cm
Weight: 910g
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 15cm
Width: 12 x 11cm
Weight: 420g
CREAM JUG
Height: 11cm
Width: 12 x 10cm
Weight: 315g