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An Art Deco tea and coffee service
Estimate €780–1.300
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921
A bowl with spoon, MAPPIN BROTHERS
Estimate €500–700
Description
Set comprising a four-footed bowl and a pierced spoon in English silver (925/000).
Both pieces profusely chased in the rocaille taste with flowers, branches with leaves, birds, cartouches and scrolls.
With its original présentoir case in wood covered in leather, the interior in green velvet and beige silk.
London hallmarks for 1901, silversmith's mark Mappin Brothers (reg. 1892) and signed Mappin Brothers.
(signs of use)
Diam.: 13 cm (cup)
272 g
Notes
At the time, Mappin Brothers was one of the most celebrated and elegant goldsmiths in London, distinguished by the quality of its productions.
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