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An Edwardian Irish four-piece tea service
of compressed inverted pear shape, each on a spiral-fluted rising circular base with egg and dart border and chased with fluting, fruit, flowers and vacant cartouches, the everted rim pierced with masks and foliage, the teapot and hot water jug with ivory double scroll handles and domed hinged covers with circular ivory finials, the milk jug and sugar basin with caryatid scroll handles, S.D. Neil, Dublin 1903 - height of hot water jug 9in. (23cm.), 74.25oz. gross.
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of compressed inverted pear shape, each on a spiral-fluted rising circular base with egg and dart border and chased with fluting, fruit, flowers and vacant cartouches, the everted rim pierced with masks and foliage, the teapot and hot water jug with ivory double scroll handles and domed hinged covers with circular ivory finials, the milk jug and sugar basin with caryatid scroll handles, S.D. Neil, Dublin 1903 - height of hot water jug 9in. (23cm.), 74.25oz. gross.
See Front Cover Illustration (4)