Harlequin Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Service
A harlequin four piece sterling silver tea and coffee service, Leonard Urquhart, Edinburgh, circa 1841 Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater, London, circa 1841 the teapot, sugar bowl and creamer of matched design together with a coordinating coffee pot, 2586grs total weight of silver, the coffee pot, 10.04 in. high
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- coffee sets/services - silver items 444
- Hayne , Samuel and Dudley Cater (London) - silver, maker or retailer 54
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tea sets/services
- silver, four piece 317
- silver, Victorian 328
