ANTIQUE 20THC FRENCH SOLID SILVER MAGNIFICENT 6PS TEA & COFFEE SET, PARIS C.1900
20th Century French six piece tea and coffee service, in the Louis XVI-style, composing of a huge kettle on stand with burner, coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, hot water jug and cream jug, each piece with swirl-fluted upper bodies, the lower bodies chased and embossed with armorials and allegories and ribbon-topped cartouches engraved with a family crest, cast handles terminating with ram's head junctions, the massive tea kettle chased with large panels depicting allegories of the four seasons, supported by a stand resting on hoof feet and embellished by large cast ram's heads.
Hallmarked French silver (950), Paris, year 1900's, Maker's mark for D. THOREL.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A3687
DESCRIPTION
Antique early-20th Century French rare and magnificent six piece tea and coffee service, in the Louis XVI-style, composing of a huge kettle on stand with burner, coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, hot water jug and cream jug, each piece with swirl-fluted upper bodies, the lower bodies chased and embossed with armorials and allegories and ribbon-topped cartouches engraved with a family crest, cast handles terminating with ram's head junctions, the massive tea kettle chased with large panels depicting allegories of the four seasons, supported by a stand resting on hoof feet and embellished by large cast ram's heads.
Each piece engraved with the important armorials of the French noble family de Lestrange, with Latin motto "VIS VIRTUTEM FOVET" and a Coronet above. The service is exceptionally heavy and impressive (7 kilos of high-grade silver), incredibly crisp and detailed.
Each piece is Hallmarked French silver (950 high-standard), Paris, year 1900's, Maker's mark for D. THOREL, French silversmiths and retailers active in Paris in the late 19th / early 20th century.
TEAPOT
Height: 17cm
Width: 24.5 x 17cm
Weight: 850g
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 16.8cm
Width: 18.5 x 17.5cm
Weight: 730g
CONDITION
In Excellent Condition - no damage.
KETTLE & STAND
Height: 40cm
Width: 26.5 x 24cm
Weight: 3760g
COFFEE POT
Height: 25.8cm
Width: 20.5 x 17cm
Weight: 915g
WATER JUG
Height: 19.5cm
Width: 13.5 x 11cm
Weight: 475g
CREAM JUG
Height: 15cm
Width: 11 x 10cm
Weight: 260g
TOTAL SILVER WEIGHT: 6990g
