A JAPANESE PARCEL GILT SILVER THREE PIECE TEA SERVICE AND PAIR OF SUGAR TONGS, struck with Japanese characters, comprising teapot, two handled covered sugar bowl and cream jug, each spreading circular on rim foot, the sides chased with varying stylized waves, the teapot applied six times with gilt chidori bird (plover), and three parcel gilt chidori, with loop handle (no insulators), and short scroll spout, the slightly raised detachable cover topped by ball finial openwork with chidori and engraved with waves, the bowls to the tongs with conforming decoration--the teapot 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high, 32.5oz. (4)