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Handsome Antique Silver Plated Tea Set with Acorn Finial C1880
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Handsome Antique Silver Plated Tea Set with Acorn Finial C1880

19th century
Sold 13 March 2025 · Honey Tilley Antiques
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This is a handsome antique silver plated tea set. Comprising a teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug. Standing on pedestal bases this tea set is elaborately embossed all over with leaves scrolls and flowers. Vacant cartouche. Acorn finial. This is sold in original plate with little wear. c.1880 British made.

Ivory exemption ref ATC5GL6Q

This can also be purchased from my website

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Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Silver Plated Tea Set to the 1880s.

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SA1089242
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Description
This is a handsome antique silver plated tea set. Comprising a teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug.
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Standing on pedestal bases this tea set is elaborately embossed all over with leaves scrolls and flowers.
Honey Tilley Antiques

Vacant cartouche. Acorn finial. This is sold in original plate with little wear. c.1880 British made.

Ivory exemption ref ATC5GL6Q

This can also be purchased from my website

honeytilleyantiques.com

Date of Manufacture

Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Silver Plated Tea Set to the 1880s.

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SA1089242
Dealers Internal Ref
A31880
Honey Tilley Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2023
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An ornate Victorian silver plated tea set comprising a teapot, sugar bowl, and cream jug featuring chased floral decoration and an acorn finial. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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N1 8EF
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An ornate Victorian silver plated tea set comprising a teapot, sugar bowl, and cream jug featuring chased floral decoration and an acorn finial.
Handsome Antique Silver Plated Tea Set with Acorn Finial c1880
Ref: SA1089242
An ornate Victorian silver plated tea set comprising a teapot, sugar bowl, and cream jug featuring chased floral decoration and an acorn finial.
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  • ObjectTea Set
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver Plated Metal
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsRepousse floral scrolls, Acorn finial, Beaded trim, Scalloped feet

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Victorian silver plated tea sets gained immense popularity during the 19th century as electroplating techniques made luxurious silver-look tableware accessible to the expanding middle classes.

These sets were typically constructed using a base metal such as nickel silver or Britannia metal, which was then coated in a layer of pure silver using electrochemical deposition.

Authenticity is generally identified through manufacturer hallmarks, maker marks, the weight of the metal, and signs of genuine age such as minor wear to the plating revealing the base metal underneath.

An antique silver tea set can be displayed on a sideboard or serving tray to introduce metallic texture and historical contrast to modern minimalist or transitional room schemes.

Silver plate should be cleaned using a specialist non-abrasive silver polish and a soft microfibre cloth, avoiding harsh chemical dips that can damage the delicate plated surface.
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