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A Victorian Silver five-piece "Teniers" Tea and Coffee Set, Charles Stuart Harris, London, 1874-77
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- marked on bases, waste bowl by John Figg, London, 1845
- height of kettle on lampstand 12 1/8 in.
- 30.7cm
comprising: Teapot, Coffee Pot, Kettle on Lampstand, Creamer, Sugar Bowl and similar Waste Bowl, in Teniers style, each chased and applied with merrymaking peasants in rustic village settings, branch form handles surmounted with reaching figures, bases crested
Condition
good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Alva Vanderbilt, later Mrs. O.H.P. Belmont, had a tea set probably of this design, recalled by her daughter Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, the former Duchess of Marlborough:
In front of my mother's place there was a sumptuous silver tray on which stood a tea service and a chocolate pot. They were large and heavy and were embossed with scenes from Flemish life recalling those in the tapestries on the walls. They seemed to me much too heavy for my mother's delicate hands to lift. (The Glitter and the Gold, p. 21).
In front of my mother's place there was a sumptuous silver tray on which stood a tea service and a chocolate pot. They were large and heavy and were embossed with scenes from Flemish life recalling those in the tapestries on the walls. They seemed to me much too heavy for my mother's delicate hands to lift. (The Glitter and the Gold, p. 21).