Amazing English heavy gauge silver tea service with warthog tusk handles by celebrated silversmiths Hukin and Heath. Comprising of a tray, a kettle with stand and burner, a coffee pot, a teapot, a milk jug, and a sugar bowl. The tray alone weighs 2.75 kg!
Hukin & Heath were amongst the finest English silversmiths of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Most famous for their renditions of Christopher Dresser's designs, they produced an array of quality silverware employing various other noted designers of the time as well as Dr Dresser.
Dimensions:-
Tray hallmarked Birmingham 1902. 63cm/24¾ inches (max. length including handles). 51cm/20 inches (length excluding the handles) x 39cm/15⅜ inches (width) x 3cm/1¼ inches (height).
Sugar Bowl hallmarked London 1901. 16cm/6¼ inches (max. width including handles). 11cm/4¼ inches (diameter of base) x 8.5cm/3⅜ inches (max. height including handles).
Milk Jug hallmarked London 1901. 14cm/5½ inches (max. width from handle to tip of spout). 7.75cm/3 inches (diameter of base) x 11cm/4⅜ inches (max. height).
Kettle with stand and burner hallmarked London 1899. 20cm/7⅞ inches (max. width including spout) x 34.75cm/13⅝ inches (max. height).
Coffee Pot hallmarked London 1901. 24cm/9½ inches (max. width from handle to tip of spout). 11.5cm/4½ inches diameter of base) x 23.5cm/9¼ inches (max. height).
Teapot hallmarked London 1901. 24.5cm/9⅝ inches (max. width from handle to tip of spout). 13cm/5⅛ inches diameter of base) x 17.75cm/7 inches (max. height).
