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MARK OF JAMES DIXON & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 1891, THE CREAM JUG 1924
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A VICTORIAN SILVER FOUR-PIECE TEA SERVICE
MARK OF JAMES DIXON & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 1891, THE CREAM JUG 1924
In Regency style, comprising a hot water kettle-on-stand, a teapot, an open sugar bowl, and a cream jug, each shaped oblong on four ball feet, the lower body and rim gadrooned, the kettle with scrolling wood and silver handle, the other pieces with scrolling silver handles, the teapot with ivory insulators, the teapot and kettle with wooden baluster-form finials; together with a Continental silver-plated tea tray, marked on bodies, covers, stand and burner
The kettle 13 in. (33 cm.) high, the tray 24¼ in. (61.6 cm.) long over handles; 88 oz. (2,737 gr.) gross weight (5)
MARK OF JAMES DIXON & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 1891, THE CREAM JUG 1924
In Regency style, comprising a hot water kettle-on-stand, a teapot, an open sugar bowl, and a cream jug, each shaped oblong on four ball feet, the lower body and rim gadrooned, the kettle with scrolling wood and silver handle, the other pieces with scrolling silver handles, the teapot with ivory insulators, the teapot and kettle with wooden baluster-form finials; together with a Continental silver-plated tea tray, marked on bodies, covers, stand and burner
The kettle 13 in. (33 cm.) high, the tray 24¼ in. (61.6 cm.) long over handles; 88 oz. (2,737 gr.) gross weight (5)
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