A large six-piece silver service with floral motifs, consisting of: a large handled tray, a coffee pot, a teapot, a large pot, a creamer and a sugar bowl, probably designed by Franz Schediwy, Vienna, by May 1922

silver, raised floral decoration, partly with beaded decor; teapot and coffee pot with hinged cover; interior partly gilt; insulation made of ivory; marked on the underside with silver monogram FS and Diana’s head silver purity hallmark (800); signs of age and use; the tray with a bevelled glass; size of tray: 64.3 x 39.1 cm; height of coffee pot: 20.3 cm; height of teapot: 19.1 cm; height of pot: 17.1 cm; height of creamer: 10.7 cm; height of sugar bowl: 8.4 cm; total weight: 4,300 g. (MP)

Specialist: Dr. Magda Pfabigan, M.A.