£2,000
A good quality Victorian silver 5-piece tea set, comprising coffee pot, hot water jug, teapot, 2-handled sugar bowl and cream jug, circular bulbous form with bead edge rims, scrolled handles, gilt interiors and engraved cartouche decoration, with ivory insulators, by Martin, Hall & Co, hallmarks London 1871 - 1874, teapot height 20cm, coffee pot height 28cm, 92oz total (5)
Generally good overall condition, obvious age-related wear commensurate with use, light abrasions all over, some minor dents, sugar bowl has a slightly bent and misshapen foot, gilding still bright, hinged lids working perfectly, hallmarks clear, hot water jug has matching maker but hallmarks Sheffield 1912, all hallmarks clear
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