Plain silver baluster-shaped tea and coffee service, decorat - Lot 705

Plain silver baluster-shaped tea and coffee service, decorated at mid-body with two shells, the base with a frieze of gadroons on the lid, scrolled handle and thumb rest in blackened wood, hinged lid (movable for the sugar bowl), octagonal stylized pinecone handle. Includes a teapot, coffeepot, milk jug and sugar bowl. Minerve first title. Inscribed in June 1879. Master-smith: Georges JACTA. H. teapot: 20.5 cm - H. coffee pot: 23.5 cm - Gross weight: 1,594 g ML Teapot: slight dent at the base of one shell, tiny small dot of dent and fine crack at the handle. Coffeepot: slightly rubbed, slight impact on the middle part. Milk jug: shock to body and base, handle probably reattached. Sugar bowl: shock to the base, deformation to the lid, two small knocks to the upper rim.