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Fri, May 15, 2026 01:00PM EDT
Lot 3053

English Sheffield Sterling Composite Tea and Coffee Service

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $1
$5 $5
$50 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

English Sheffield Sterling Composite Tea and Coffee Service, comprising teapot and cover, hot water kettle on stand, coffee and cover, creamer and sugar, all modeled in Regency style with flat and partly ribbed bodies, the larger serving articles with wood handles.

Silver marks stamped to body of each piece: coffee pot with R&B, crown, lion passant, and O; kettle with R&B, crown, lion passant, and d; kettle stand with  R&B, lion passant, and d; sugar bowl with E.V, crown, lion passant, and t; creamer with E.V, crown, lion passant, and V; and tea pot with lion passant and three additional marks rubbed out. 

{Approximate dimensions:  Coffee pot 9 3/4" high with lid x 9 5/16" wide with handle x 3 7/8" deep, tea pot 7" high x 10 1/2" wide with handle x 5 1/8" deep, kettle on stand 12 3/8" high x 8 3/4" wide x 6 1/8" deep, sugar bowl with handles 4 5/8" high x 7 1/2" wide x 3 3/4" deep, creamer with handle 4 1/4" high x 5 1/2" wide x 2 7/8" deep.}. 

Condition

Some signs of wear and use, including scratches, some small dents, minuscule nicks to edges, tarnish, patina. Handles loose; tea pot handle detached at lower end, loose knop. Please ask the Furniture and Decorative Arts Department for a detailed condition report on this lot.

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