Lot Essay
An almost identical service is illustrated in Jean-Marie Pincon and Olivier Gaube du Gers, Odiot l'Orfèvre, Paris, 1990, p. 182
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A FINE FRENCH FIVE PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE, comprising a tea kettle, stand and lamp, coffee pot, teapot, two-handled sugar bowl and cover and a cream jug, each etched with panels of flowers and foliage in the Aesthetic taste, the naturalistic kettle stand on four leaf feet and with plain detachable lamp, the kettle with swing handle and hot air vent with detachable cover, the coffee pot and teapot each with curved spout and hinged cover, circa 1860, maker's mark JFB, the tea kettle stamped ODIOT A PARIS
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A FINE FRENCH FIVE PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE, comprising a tea kettle, stand and lamp, coffee pot, teapot, two-handled sugar bowl and cover and a cream jug, each etched with panels of flowers and foliage in the Aesthetic taste, the naturalistic kettle stand on four leaf feet and with plain detachable lamp, the kettle with swing handle and hot air vent with detachable cover, the coffee pot and teapot each with curved spout and hinged cover, circa 1860, maker's mark JFB, the tea kettle stamped ODIOT A PARIS
height of tea kettle 17in. (43cm.)
(gross 7329grs.) (5)
height of tea kettle 17in. (43cm.)
(gross 7329grs.) (5)