4-teiliges antikes Teeservice, George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester, England, um 1910 und Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen, Mitte 19. Jh.
4-piece antique tea service, George Nathan & Ridley Hayes, Chester, England, circa 1910, and Koch & Bergfeld, Bremen, Germany, mid-19th cent.
925/- Silber; Gesamtgewicht: ca. 784 g; 3-tlg. Teeservice mit ellipsenförmiger Korpus und gerader Wandung, auf der Schauseite eingravierte Abbildung eines aufgebäumten Stieres ab der Körpermitte; seitlich gestempelt mit Lion Passant, Stadtmarke sowie Meistermarke und Jahresbuchstaben L (1985) und M (1985) (teilweise verschlagen): 1) Teekanne mit tief angesetzter Ausguss, Ohrenhenkel und abklappbarem Deckel mit Handhabe aus Holz; schräg montiertem Holzknauf; Höhe: ca. 13,3 cm. 2) Zuckerschale mit beidseitigen Henkeln; Höhe: ca. 9,5 cm. 3) Rahmgießer mit breitem, geschwungenem Ausguss; Höhe: ca. 9,3 cm. 4) halbovoidförmiges, schwenkbares Teesieb mit darunterliegendem Auffangbecken und kleinem Ausguss an langer hölzerner Handhabe; unterseitig mit Feingehaltsstempel, Halbmond und Krone sowie Meistermarke versehen; altersbedingte Gebrauchsspuren und kleinere Dellen; alle Teile mit altersbedingten Gebrauchsspuren, teilweise mit Dellen von ca. 1 mm und oberflächlichen Kratzern.
925/- silver; total weight: approx. 784 g; 3-piece tea service with elliptical corpus and straight walls, on the front side engraved depiction of a rearing bull from the middle of the body; laterally stamped with Lion Passant, city mark as well as maker’s mark and date letters L (1985) and M (1985) (partly rubbed): 1) teapot with low-set spout, ear-shaped handle and hinged lid with wooden handle; diagonally mounted wooden finial; height: approx. 13.3 cm. 2) sugar bowl with handles on both sides; height: approx. 9.5 cm. 3) cream jug with wide, curved spout; height: approx. 9.3 cm. 4) semi-ovoid swivelling tea strainer with drip bowl below and small spout on a long wooden handle; underside marked with fineness mark, crescent and crown as well as maker’s mark; age-related signs of wear and minor dents; all parts with age-related signs of wear, some with dents of approx. 1 mm and superficial scratches.
925/- silver; total weight: approx. 128 g; ovoid lidded box with conically bulging wall on flared base, with removable lid and handle in the form of a stylised rosebud; finial requires tightening, age-related oxidation traces, outer base minimally deformed over approx. 2 cm; tarnish-protected; underside marked with crescent and crown, “Sterling”, unidentified maker’s mark in chalice form and struck fineness mark; height: approx. 9.3 cm.
800/- silver; total weight: approx. 1.15 kg; 52-piece cutlery assemblage consisting of: 1) 18 side knives in two different designs with raised Rococo and floral decoration on the handles, as well as an alloyed monogram “DME” at the handle terminal and finely chased ornamental and floral decoration on the blades; stamped on the reverse of the blades with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 17.3 cm. 2) 24 fruit forks in two different designs of 12 pieces each, with raised Rococo and floral decoration on the handles as well as an alloyed monogram “DME” at the handle terminal and finely chased ornamental and floral decoration on the bowls, and 12 with raised floral and ornamental decoration on the handles and finely chased ornamental decoration on the gilded bowls; stamped on the reverse at the junction of the bowl with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; length: approx. 16.2 cm and 14.2 cm; few age-related signs of wear and traces of oxidation.
800/- silver; total weight: approx. 130 g; eleven silver espresso spoons, ten with pierced ornamental and fruit decoration at the terminal and one with acanthus leaf decoration at the terminal and on the reverse of the bowls; stamped on the reverse of the bowl with crescent and crown, maker’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear; length: approx. 10.7 cm.
925 silver; total weight: approx. 682 g (weighted); candelabrum with five undulating arms arranged side by side, each with bell-shaped sockets, on a slightly domed oval base; stamped on the side of the base with crescent and crown, manufacturer’s mark and fineness mark; age-related signs of wear; dimensions: approx. 16.3 x 40 x 9.5 cm.