Barker Ellis Co. Vintage Silver Plate 5-Pc Hand-Chased 1931 Coffee & Tea Set

  

Barker Ellis Silver Company, Birmingham, England, Vintage Silver Plate 5-Pc Hand-chased 1931 Melon Coffee and Tea Set. From a San Francisco estate collection, this magnificent, museum-quality, 1931 hand-chased, five-piece Victorian revival vintage silver plate coffee and tea set by the Barker Ellis Silver Company is a treasured find. The Barker Ellis Silver Company was established by Mary Barker in 1801. Through a series of name changes, the company acquired Ellis & Company in 1931. The silver tabletop manufacturing company is one of the oldest firms of silversmiths and electroplaters in Birmingham, England.

The footed set is plated with heavy silver over copper, and is in excellent condition, but for a dent in the mid-belly of the coffee pot. The set has a mirror exterior, nearly scratch-free but for a smooth front panel. And the interiors of the pieces are very clean.

The floral finials are attached and setting atop the three scalloped lids, providing dimensional interest. The hand-chasing and surface etching has a well-integrated, petite "C"monogram in the center design. Coffee Pot with a 3 1/2" diameter is 11" from dragon spout to handle, it is 8"high to its lid's finial, and 9" to the top of the high-arched handle. Teapot has the 3 1/2 diameter, surrounded by a scalloped rim. It measures 12 1/2" from spout to handle, and is 6" high to the top of the lid's finial and 6 to the top of the pot's handle. Sugar Bowl with a 3 1/2" diameter, measures 8 1/2" from handle to handle, and is 3 1/2 high. Its lid is 4" in diameter, and the covered sugar bowl is 5" to the lid's finial. Creamer, having a 3/1/2" diameter, is 7" from spout to handle, and measures 3 high to the scalloped rim.