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An Indian four-piece tea service
of moulded circular form, each finely-chased with friezes of deities and with elephant's head and trunk handles, the teapot with conforming spout and domed chased hinged cover with finial modelled as a deity seated on an elephant, the gilt-lined milk jug with dragon spout, the sugar basin and the cream jug also gilt-lined, with a pair of matching sugar tongs with serpent stems and deity bowls, in a plush and satin-lined brass-bound oak case with vacant brass cartouche, the four larger pieces each engraved with a retailer's name - height of teapot 6¼in. (15.75cm.), 52.25oz. (5)
of moulded circular form, each finely-chased with friezes of deities and with elephant's head and trunk handles, the teapot with conforming spout and domed chased hinged cover with finial modelled as a deity seated on an elephant, the gilt-lined milk jug with dragon spout, the sugar basin and the cream jug also gilt-lined, with a pair of matching sugar tongs with serpent stems and deity bowls, in a plush and satin-lined brass-bound oak case with vacant brass cartouche, the four larger pieces each engraved with a retailer's name - height of teapot 6¼in. (15.75cm.), 52.25oz. (5)