A silver tea set. Late 19th century

A silver tea set. Late 19th century

Consisting of teapot, milk jug and lidded sugar bowl, in shape of a tree trunk with handles and spout in shape of branches, to the outside plum blossom branches in relief. Each piece stamped SILVER and two stamps with two Chinese characters each Hongxiang and Guangji. Weight teapot 612 g; jug 182 g; sugar bowl 283 g. (3)
Height of the tea pot 12 cm; height of the jug 7.4 cm; height of the sugar bowl 8.6 cm

十九世紀末
銀制梅花紋茶具三件
款識：「SILVER」 、「鴻祥」、「廣記」