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Turkish Silver Coffee Service with Tray - Antique Circa 1900

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Turkish silver coffee service with matching tray; an addition to our silver teaware collection

SKU: A8859

Price: £2,695.00

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Description

This exceptional antique Turkish silver coffee set consists of a coffee jug, and six cups with saucers, in addition to a matching tray.

The coffee jug has a circular baluster shaped form to a circular spreading foot and the cups have a cylindrical rounded form.

The surface of the coffee jug is encircled with impressive engraved simplified floral and foliate designs, incorporating a scroll bordered vacant cartouche to either side.

The plain upper portion of the coffee jug is encompassed with a band of floral motif ornamentation below a bead decorated border to the rim.

Each cup and saucer is ornamented with further engraved foliate decoration to one side.

The coffee jug is fitted with a domed hinged cover embellished with engraved decoration reflecting the ornamentation to the body, all above a band of textured decoration.

The cover is surmounted with the original cast silver gourd style finial accented with wirework stemmed floral designs.

The coffee jug is fitted with an impressive hallmarked cast silver S scroll handle accented with scrolling leaf designs to the upper and lower terminals; the cover hinge conjoins the upper portion of the handle with an impressive ornamental scrolling leaf design.

Each cup features an impressive cast silver opposing scroll decorated handle accented with an incurved thumbpiece.

This exceptional seven piece service sits to the original and matching tray; the tray has an oval shaped form.

The tray is encompassed with further engraved decoration reflecting the designs to the coffee jug and incorporating a circular shaped vacant cartouche to the centre.

The rounded border of this Turkish silver tray is embellished with engraved interlacing arched decoration, paralleling the scalloped rim.

Either end of this exceptional tray is fitted with an impressive hallmarked cast Turkish silver scrolling handle, featuring scrolling leaf designs emanating from the centre of the handpiece.

Read a brief history of antique silver tea services

Maker: Untraced Maker's Marks

Date: Circa 1900

Origin: Turkey, Asia

Condition

This silver coffee jug and cups set is an exceptional gauge of silver and exceptional quality for their type.

The service is in exceptional presentation condition.

The engraved decoration is very sharp.

The Turkish hallmarks struck to the interior of each cup, surface of the coffee jug, tray and each saucer, in addition to the handles of the tray and coffee jug, are all very clear.

Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this silver coffee jug and cups.

Dimensions

Coffee Jug

Length from back of handle to tip of spout 12.1cm/4.8"

Diameter 8.6cm/3.4"

Diameter of foot 5.6cm/2.2"

Height 22.6cm/8.9"

Cup

Length from back of handle to rim 5.6cm/2.2"

Diameter 3.7cm/1.5"

Height 3.9cm/1.5"

Saucer