Illustrated

A fine c. 1890s sterling silver tea and coffee service.  Offered are three pieces: tea pot, coffee pot and large sugar pot.  Exceptionally detailed engraved floral and geometric designs.  Our photos do not do justice to this set which is exquisite in person and honestly one of the nicest sets we’ve seen in a long time.  The set is marked sterling and BSC within a square (see photos) for the Barbour Silver Company of Wallingford Connecticut.  Barbour Silver Company was formed in 1892 and became one of the first silver firms to be acquired by International Silver Company of Meriden Connecticut in 1898.  This set was originally acquired by the American Baird family, who lived in Philadelphia, from John Wannamaker (jewelers and silversmiths in Philadelphia, New York, London and Paris).  Sold with the original retailer’s bag.  Dimenstions: coffee pot measures about 9 1/2″ in height, the tea pot measures about 8″ in height and the sugar pot measures about 3 1/2″ in height.  Composition: sterling silver.  Weight: 1,700 grams / 1.7 kilos / about 55 ounces of silver.  Condition: the condition of this set is exceptional – the lids close tightly, I had to scour the set to find a couple trivial tiny marks on the base of the teapot.  A superb, bright and impressive set.  Absolutely lovely and bright in person.

We hope you will visit our website and EBay listings for a large selection of about 300 pieces of Russian, American, Canadian and English sterling silver including Niello, Fina, Olmstead & Hurdman, Dominick & Haff, Heirloom, Birks, Wallace, J.E. Ellis, E. Caldwell, Towle, Gorham, Reed & Barton and Birmingham Silver Company among others from several private Toronto and Vancouver collections.

Steve Szentesi | Fine Art

We are dealers of fine art and antiques located in Toronto and Vancouver and deal in fine Canadian, American and European paintings, sterling silver, antique clocks and vintage wristwatches, coin collections, tribal art from Southeast Asia and the Pacific and other fine and unusual objects.  Our services include the purchase and sale of fine art and antiques, the evaluation of private collections, downsizing services and prop and set rentals for television and film.

Visit our website at www.szentesifineart.com, our EBay listings at Cranberrypark Listings, or contact us at 905.271.7075 (Toronto & Mississauga), 778.867.5558 (Vancouver) or by e-mail at: info@szentesifineart.com.

Purchasing

We are always interested in purchasing Canadian, American and European paintings, sterling silver, coin collections, antique clocks and vintage wristwatches, bronze, English and European porcelain, travel and exploration collections, antique maps and other fine objects.

We are also always interested in purchasing fine and unusual tribal art, artifacts and material culture items from Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand), Indonesia (particularly Nusa Tenggara including the islands of Sumba, Timor, Alor, Tanimbar and the Moluccas) and the South Pacific generally including carvings, masks, spears, arrows, bows, knives, bronze jewelry and figures, silver jewelry, beads, maps, travel albums, antique photographs, hairpins, headpieces, bone, ivory and other interesting and old objects.