SILVER TEA SET, ca. 1909

teapot (height 21 cm), heater (height 10 cm), tea pot (height 11 cm), creamer (9.5 cm), sugar bowl (9.5 cm), tray (41 x 65 cm);
bodies in the form of a flattened sphere, ribbed, prominent spouts decorated with relief motifs of acanthus, shells and masks, flat hinged lids, handles of teapot and pitcher wood, sugar bowl and creamer intern. gilt, rectangular tray with plain mirror and two handles;
weight 5680 g, silver pr. 0.925, London hallmark dated 1909, goldsmith's company mark: G & S Co. Ltd. (Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London), stamped inscription on the bottom of the foot: Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company / 112 Regent Street W, tray with Sheffield mark of 1919, goldsmith's monogram GH (Georg Hape, Sheffield, 1st quarter of 20th century). Condition: replaced stick in the hinge of the kettle lid.