Details
Comprising a teapot, coffee pot, hot milk jug, and sugar bowl and cover, all of baluster form chased with spiraling flutes, the conforming domed covers with tasseled nightcap-form finials, the two-handled tray rounded rectangular with gadrooned rim and handles, the border similarly chased with flutes, base rims and underside of tray engraved STERLING TIFFANY & CO. PORTUGAL

1114 in. (28.5 cm.) high, the coffee pot; 2714 in. (69.2 cm.) long, over handles, the tray
263 oz. 10 dwt. (8,195 gr.) gross weight
Literature
Loring, John, A Tiffany Christmas, New York, 1996, pp. 74-76 (an example of this model).
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Lot Essay

The inspiration for this tea service likely comes from 18th century French examples, such as a hot milk pot from circa 1746-1749 by Mathieu Bouvier in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Acc. No. 48.187.278). The nightcap tassel-form cover and thumbpiece would have been appropriate for vessels of this form as hot milk was often consumed before bed to encourage sleep and alongside coffee at breakfast.

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