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Good Quality Sterling Silver Tea Strainer
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
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Good Quality Sterling Silver Tea Strainer

1920 - 1940
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A good quality sterling silver tea strainer. In a circular shape with detachable strainer and floral piercing to the bowl and deco style motif to the handle. The circular drip bowl stands on three splayed legs and with the matching maker but has consecutive year marks (U and V). Good original condition. (1937 & 1938).

Maker: Cooper Brothers & Son Ltd, Sheffield

Date: 1937 & 1938

Length: 14cm (5.5")

Bowl size: H: 2.5cm (1") x 2.5” x Diameter: 6.3cm (2.5")

Weight: 2.9 Troy Oz

Declaration

Piers Rankin Antique Silver has dated this Sterling Silver Tea Strainer to the 1930s.

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SA1217936
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TS-P74092
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Description
A good quality sterling silver tea strainer.
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In a circular shape with detachable strainer and floral piercing to the bowl and deco style motif to the handle.
Piers Rankin Antique Silver

The circular drip bowl stands on three splayed legs and with the matching maker but has consecutive year marks (U and V). Good original condition. (1937 & 1938).

Maker: Cooper Brothers & Son Ltd, Sheffield

Date: 1937 & 1938

Length: 14cm (5.5")

Bowl size: H: 2.5cm (1") x 2.5” x Diameter: 6.3cm (2.5")

Weight: 2.9 Troy Oz

Date of Manufacture

Piers Rankin Antique Silver has dated this Sterling Silver Tea Strainer to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1217936
Dealers Internal Ref
TS-P74092
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
Piers Rankin Antique Silver
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2017

Piers rankin antique silver is a premier silver dealer est. Over 35 years. Dealing with trade and private clients. Worldwide shipping.

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Archive I A sterling silver tea strainer with geometric pierced perforations resting on a matching three-legged silver drip stand.

Good Quality Sterling Silver Tea Strainer

Archive II A sterling silver tea strainer with geometric pierced perforations resting on a matching three-legged silver drip stand. View II
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Piers Rankin Antique Silver

Piers Rankin Antique Silver
Telephone 07850 329370
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c/o Tudor House
Sheep Street
Stow-on-the-Wold
Gloucestershire
GL54 1AA
United Kingdom
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Piers Rankin Antique Silver
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Location: c/o Tudor House, Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AA, United Kingdom
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A sterling silver tea strainer with geometric pierced perforations resting on a matching three-legged silver drip stand.
Good Quality Sterling Silver Tea Strainer
Ref: SA1217936
A sterling silver tea strainer with geometric pierced perforations resting on a matching three-legged silver drip stand.
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Silver tea strainers became widespread in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries alongside the popularisation of imported loose-leaf tea across Europe. Designed to catch tea leaves as liquid was poured from the teapot, these implements quickly evolved into standard components of formal silver tea services.

Historically, tea strainers were crafted from solid sterling silver or high-grade silver plate using hand-piercing, casting, and soldering techniques. The bowl perforations were meticulously punched or cut out to allow liquid to pass efficiently while retaining the solid leaf debris.

Authentic British sterling silver tea strainers display official assay hallmarks, including a lion passant mark denoting silver purity, a makers mark, and a city mark. Genuine solid silver pieces also exhibit distinctive weight, smooth hand-finished edges, and subtle tarnishing within recessed areas.

A silver tea strainer can be styled on a dining room sideboard, inside a glazed display cabinet, or arranged on a silver tray alongside fine bone china. It serves as both a functional tabletop element during afternoon tea and a refined decorative accent on a kitchen dresser.

Clean sterling silver strainers by washing in warm water mixed with mild soap, using a soft cloth to clear tea residue from the perforations. Restore tarnish-free brilliance using a dedicated silver polishing cloth or gentle cream polish, drying thoroughly afterwards to prevent water spots.
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