Rare Whiting Aesthetic Sterling Mixed Metals Tea Set Applied Leaves & Vines 1880

  
THIS LOT IS FOR A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE AMERICAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT HAMMERED STERLING SILVER MIXED METALS FULL SIZE TEA SET MADE AROUND 1880 BY WHITING MFG CO. THIS SET WAS LIKELY DESIGNED BY CHARLES OSBORNE AS ITS ELEGANT LESS IS MORE DESIGN IS TYPICAL OF HIS WORK.

EACH PIECE HAS A LARGE LEAFY VINE WRAPPED AROUND ITS BODY AS WELL AS ON THE LIDS. THE SIMPLICITY OF THIS SET IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING THAN MOST MIXED METALS TEA SETS BY WHITING OR GORHAM. WHILE ABSOLUTELY NOT BORING, THE APPLIED DECORATION IS JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE THIS SET SO GORGEOUS.

IT IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION WITH A WONDERFUL PATINA AND EVEN ITS ORIGINAL SATIN OR "BLOOMED" SURFACES. THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE 4 PIECES IS 54 TROY OUNCES. THE TEAPOT MEASURES 9 1/4" X 5 3/4", SUGAR BOWL IS 8" X 5", CREAMER IS 4 3/4" X 4 1/4" AND THE WASTE BOWL IS 4 3/4" X 3 1/2". THIS SET WAS NEVER MONOGRAMED.

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The item "RARE WHITING AESTHETIC STERLING MIXED METALS TEA SET APPLIED LEAVES & VINES 1880" is in sale since Tuesday, November 30, 2021. This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (.925)\Tea/Coffee Pots & Sets".

The seller is "vincentcallahan" and is located in Scarsdale, New York. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.

1. Style: Aesthetic Movement
2. Age: 1850-1899
3. Pattern: Vine
4. Composition: Sterling Silver (.925)
5. Brand: Whiting Manufacturing Company