SIX-PIECE TIFFANY & CO. AESTHETIC MOVEMENT STERLING SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE.Circa 1870; pattern# 2465; retailed Union Square. Comprising coffee pot, teapot, hot water kettle-on-stand, creamer, sugar and waste bowl. Ovoid; waistband featuring crane, fern and prunus branches surrounding stylized Japanese arches; stepped foot; gently flowing stylized foliate handles; open ring finial - 166 oz., 2 dwt.; 10 in. high, coffee pot. Estimate $5,000-8,000
PROVENANCE: Estate of Erna M. Hoffberger, Middleburg, VA
In overall excellent condition - no splits or repairs. Each body does have scattered tiny pocks/dents. The cover of the sugar has some minor warping along the inside rim.
