A RARE AND FINE SEVENTEEN PIECE SILVER TEA SERVICE comprising a teapot, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, a strainer, twelve spoons and a pair of tongs decorated in high relief with chrysanthemums and the finial of teapot modelled as a chrysanthemum bud, all pieces except a pair of tongs signed Konoike zo and inscribed 'P', the tongs with inscription 'P', the first three pieces impressed jungin (pure silver), late 19th century, fitted wood box