THIS 925 / 1000 STERLING SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SET OF 1832 WAS  AUCTIONED  AT BONHAM' S , ONE OF THE MOST WORLD RENOWNED AUCTIONS HOUSES . IT IS  NEW  IN MINT  STATE , WITHOUT SCRATCHES , BUMPS , STAINS , SOIL OR WEAR SIGNS.  EACH PIECE IS HALLMARKED AND HAS A BALUSTER FORM , IT IS CHASED AND EMBOSSED IN CHISEL AND REPOUSSE ART  WITH FLOWERS AND A PLENTY OF FOLIAGE , IT HAS FOUR ACANTHUS-LEAVES DECORATED FEET AND IS ENGRAVED WITH A SHELL SURMOUNTED BY  THE FIGURE OF A CAT. COFFEE AND TEA POTS HEAT INSULATORS ARE CARVED IN  IVORY, THE SUGAR BOWL AND THE MILK JUG ARE INTERNALLY GILTED.........WHAT  ELSE ?

HALLMARKS  :   THE LION AND THE UNCROWNED LEOPARD SIGNIFY  :  STERLING SILVER ITEM MADE IN LONDON AFTER THE 1822  A.D  ;  THE MAKER' S MARK (UPSIDE DOWN IN THE CENTER OF THE ATTACHED PHOTO) IS THAT OF THE BARNARD HOUSE  ;  THE LOWER CASE  " r " INDICATES THE MANUFACTURING DATE.

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS  : 

COFFEE POT  :  9.1 IN ,  2.416  LBS  

TEA POT  :  6.9  IN  ,  2.234  LBS  

SUGAR BOWL  :  5.1 IN  ,  1.250  LBS  

MILK JUG  :  6.9 IN  ,  0.818 LBS .

TOTAL WEIGHT  :  6.718 LBS   ,   107.5  OZ

PREFERRED PAYMENT METHOD  :   THROUGH  BANK WIRE TRANSFER

SUGGESTED  WAY  OF  SHIPMENT  :  THROUGH AN ENSURED POSTAL PARCEL

ITEM CAN BE RETURNED WITHIN 14 DAYS FROM THE RECEIPT IF NOT COMPLIANT WITH THE DESCRIPTION AND THE ATTACHED PHOTOS