C. 1885 Meriden High Victorian REPOUSSE' Silverplate Tea & Coffee Service Set

  

Lovely antique silverplate tea & coffee service with superb floral repousse' decoration in the high victorian style.... Each piece is marked MERIDEN B. Large, complete set includes coffee pot, teapot, butter dish with lid and removable tray, creamer, sugar bowl with lid, and waste bowl....

Coffee pot measures 7 1/2" to the tip of the finial and 9 1/4" from spout to handle.... Teapot measures 5 3/4" to the tip of the finial and 10 1/2" from spout to handle....

Very good, well-cared-for, age-appropriate condition.... Excellent original silverplating has mild overall tarnish, however will polish beautifully....

MINOR FLAWS as follows: CREAMER has a very shallow, hard-to-detect minor dent on the lower non-floral part of the bowl.... BUTTER DISH has a small dent/crease on the lid (7th photo), wear/pitting to the bottom of the dish, and some wear to the plating on the raised victorian design on the removable tray (8th, 9th photos).... COFFEE POT has a dent/crease on the lid (13th photo).... TEAPOT gallery, beneath the lid, has been pushed down in to the floral repousse'/body of the pot (15th, 16th, 17th photos), however someone with more strength than myself could most likely pull it back in to shape.... Please study all photos, feel free to ask questions, and be sure to check out my other interesting antique auctions!