5-piece Art Deco silver tea & coffee set

5-piece Art Deco silver tea & coffee set

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Most stylish Art Deco period five-piece silver tea and coffee set comprising teapot, coffee pot, hot water jug, milk or cream jug and sugar bowl. Square with rounded corners, this most unusual design is extremely simple and elegant with subtle Art Deco detailing. The elongated and tapering bodies of the pots are fitted with their original Bakelite handles.

The dimensions shown are for the coffee pot.

Art Deco is one of the first truly international styles is a style of design that first appeared in France just before World War I. Its name is short for Arts Décoratifs and combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship plus expensive and rare materials such as ebony and ivory. Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. In the 1930s Art Deco became more subdued and a sleeker form of the style emerged featuring curving forms and smooth, polished surfaces.

Dimensions:

Height 180 mm / 7 "
Width 195 mm / 8"
Depth 70 mm / 3"
Weight 1863 g (59.90 troy ozs)
Year

1936

Place

London

Condition

Excellent

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