EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE SILVER PLATED LARGE TEA / COFFEE SET.  

VERY ORNATE REPOUSSE DECORATION: ANGELS, FLOWERS AND SCROLS. 

AMERICAN, CIRCA 1870'S, MADE BY ONE OF THE BEST SILVER MAKER OF THE PERIOD: MERIDEN SILVER-PLATED COMPANY.

MARKED UNDER THE BASE WITH MAKER'S HALLMARK. 

  SIZE: 

COFFEE POT (LARGEST PIECE) IS ABOUT 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm) HIGH INCLUDING FINIAL. 

  WEIGHT:

TOTAL WEIGHT OF ABOUT 9 LB (4120 GRAMS) - ALL PIECES FEEL VERY HEAVY.

  CONDITION: 

GOOD ORIGINAL ANTIQUE CONDITION WITH MINOR CHARMING INDICATION OF AGE. 

VERY LIGHT HANDLING MARKS. VERY MINOR EXPECTED DENTS AND LIGHT SCRATCHES. 

MISSING FEW SMALL DECORATIVE PIECES FROM FINIAL OF THE SUGAR BOWL - HARDLY NOTICEABLE IN REAL LIFE (last picture).

NEEDS SOME MORE HAND POLISHING. 

NO REPAIRS.

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, ABOUT 150 YEARS OLD EXAMPLE OF ANTIQUE AMERICAN ART SILVER.