Description:
English Tea and Coffee Service Made for Tiffany & Co., London, 1891-1896, William Comyns, maker, all with pierced rims, floral repousse motifs to the body and monogram "HEC," comprising a kettle on stand with a wood handle and burner, a tall coffeepot with wood handle and finial, a squat teapot with a wood handle and finial, a double-handled sugar with a gold washed interior, a creamer with a gold-washed interior, an open waste with a gold-washed interior, two pierced baskets, and a silver-plated tray with a marked sterling silver gallery; with an associated pair of unmarked sugar tongs; approx. 138.3 troy oz. weighable silver.
Estimate $6,000-8,000
Small dent to the side of the burner. Kettle with repaired finial. Coffee pot with break to wood finial and repaired break to handle. Tray with surface abrasions consistent with usage.
Keywords
Tiffany & Co., LondonStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.