German Silver Tea and Coffee Service with Matching Tray
A late 19th/early 20th century German silver tea and coffee service, comprising a teapot, coffee/hot water pot, and a double handled sugar basin with cover, of circular section with wrythen sides, acanthus capped scrolling handles, raised on four scroll feet, crescent and Crown 835 mark, and possible maker's mark Jakob Grimminger; with matching tray, shaped and reeded border and acanthus handles. Height coffee pot: 10.24 in. Width over handles tray: 21.65 in. Weight all in: 2776 gm. (4)
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- Wrythen - A spirally twisted ornamentation most commonly found on antique glass, silver, ceramics and furniture.
- Acanthus - A stylized leaf motif, one of the primary decorative elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, derived from the genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Mediterranean area. It is a common element in classical Greek and Roman design, and is often seen in Corinthian and Composite order columns and used as a decorative element in English, European and Australian furniture, particularly on the curve of a leg, and as decoration for a corbel.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- coffee sets/services - silver items 444
- silver, country of manufacture - German 589
- tea sets/services
