(7) Sterling Silver Birks Coffee & Tea Service
(7) piece 925 sterling silver Birks coffee & tea service: Includes pots for tea, coffee, and hot water, as well as a creamer, sugar bowl, and sugar tongs. All pieces, except the sugar tongs and tray, are marked 'Birks Sterling' on base. Birks is a Canadian silversmith based in Montreal, Quebec, circa 1880s-1970s. Ebonised wood handles on pots and silver plate lids. Sugar tongs are marked sterling and impressed with an M flanked by eagles. Comes with an unsigned silver plate tray. Total weight: 3411.5 g (109.68 troy oz).
Dimensions are: largest, chocolate pot - 11 7/8 inches tall X 9 inches wide X 7 inches deep. All measurements are approximate.
Condition: Some patina and scattered surface scratches.
Provenance: From a Broadlands, VA collection.
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(7) piece 925 sterling silver Birks coffee & tea service: Includes pots for tea, coffee, and hot water, as well as a creamer, sugar bowl, and sugar tongs. All pieces, except the sugar tongs and tray, are marked 'Birks Sterling' on base. Birks is a Canadian silversmith based in Montreal, Quebec, circa 1880s-1970s. Ebonised wood handles on pots and silver plate lids. Sugar tongs are marked sterling and impressed with an M flanked by eagles. Comes with an unsigned silver plate tray. Total weight: 3411.5 g (109.68 troy oz).
Dimensions are: largest, chocolate pot - 11 7/8 inches tall X 9 inches wide X 7 inches deep. All measurements are approximate.
Condition: Some patina and scattered surface scratches.
Provenance: From a Broadlands, VA collection.