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A Retro tea and coffee set

Estimate €2.400–3.400

Description

Portuguese silver (833/000).

Circular, gadrooned friezes and tubular handles.

Comprising a coffee pot, a teapot, a milk jug and a sugar bowl with cover.

Porto hallmark in use from 1938 to 1984 and maker's mark of the same period, work of the 1940s/1950s.

(signs of use)

H.: 18cm (coffee pot)

2,530 g

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