A Four-Piece Victorian Silver Tea and Coffee-Service, by Stephen Smith, London, The Coffee-Pot 1877

A Four-Piece Victorian Silver Tea and Coffee-Service, by Stephen Smith, London, The Coffee-Pot 1877, The Other Pieces 1878, Retailed by Goldsmiths' Alliance, Cornhill, London each piece tapering oval and engraved with foliage and scroll strapwork, each side with a cartouche, one side engraved with a crest and the other side vacant, comprising a coffee-pot; a teapot, each with ivory-insulated handle; a cream-jug and a sugar-bowl the coffee-pot 21.5cm high, total gross weight 72oz 19dwt, 2,268gr (4) With non-transferable standard ivory exemption declaration number 1V2JHY55. Each piece fully marked near rim. The teapot and coffee-pot each further part marked on handle, inside cover and on finial. There is some wear to the marks but in general they are all still legible. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The wear is noticeable as a softening to the engraving, more obvious on some pieces than on others. There are some bruises overall, most noticeable to the cover of the coffee-pot. The top ivory insulator on the coffee-pot is broken. All pieces except the teapot have the retailers name underneath. The teapot has possible had something erased from underneath.