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Item: 3-piece Tea Service Description: 'Victoria's Empire' Hallmark: Sheffield 1886-89 by John Round Dimensions: 230mm long x 120 mm high; 1 pint volume (teapot); 650 g weight Comments: A superb and extremely rare silver tea set celebrating the empire of Queen Victoria. All three pieces are superbly decorated with the national flowers and symbols of the Union; English rose, Scottish thistle, the Irish shamrock and harp and Welsh leeks in the form of scrolls. The spout is supported by a kangaroo for Australia and a lion for Africa. The finial to the hinged cover is in the form of the Union crown and the thumb piece of each handle is the form of a thistle. The quality and condition of this tea service is outstanding, the decoration is extremely crisp throughout and the interiors of the cream jug and sugar bowl are gilt. A superb set.
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