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THE PROPERTY OF A GERMAN NOBLEMAN
A six-piece German silver teaservice
MAKER'S MARK MAINLY OF JOHANN C. OSTHUES, MÜNSTER, MID 19TH CENTURY
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A six-piece German silver teaservice
Maker's mark mainly of Johann C. Osthues, Münster, Mid 19th Century
Comprising: a fluted compressed baluster tea kettle, teapot and tea caddy, a fluted circular gilt-lined sugar bowl, a fluted oval gilt-lined bonbon dish, and a tea strainer, each piece engraved with two armorials with a coronet above, three of the items with bone handles, the kettle and teapot with flower finials
height of tea kettle on stand 38cm overall
(3952gr gross) (6)
Maker's mark mainly of Johann C. Osthues, Münster, Mid 19th Century
Comprising: a fluted compressed baluster tea kettle, teapot and tea caddy, a fluted circular gilt-lined sugar bowl, a fluted oval gilt-lined bonbon dish, and a tea strainer, each piece engraved with two armorials with a coronet above, three of the items with bone handles, the kettle and teapot with flower finials
height of tea kettle on stand 38cm overall
(3952gr gross) (6)