Comprising a teapot, two coffee pots in sizes, creamer, two-handled sugar bowl and cover, waste bowl, tea strainer, and two-handled tray, all cylindrical and modeled as bamboo with bamboo-form handles and spouts, the bodies applied with leaves and bees, the larger coffee pot with counter-weighted hinged cover, the tray rectangular with bamboo-form handles and raised on four bun feet, the border applied with leaves and bees, engraved on the center with bamboo stalks against a matte ground, marked on undersides
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, the larger coffee pot; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) long, over handles, the tray
201 oz. 14 dwt. (6,273 gr.) gross weight

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Overall with some minor scuffs and scratches consistent with age and use, the teapot and two coffee pots all with replaced composite insulators, the larger coffee pot possibly with a repaired bruise to the right of the handle, the upper handle around the insulator with some minor areas of repaired loss, as noted the cover is counter-weighted allowing it to swing open and closed as the pot is tipped, the interiors of the waste bowl and sugar bowl with pale gilt interiors, the tray with some further scuffs to the center, though engraved decoration still clear, as well as some minor bruises to the feet, overall stylish design, good weight, good condition.

Please see below for additional dimensions and weights:
5¹⁄₄ in. (13.2 cm.) high, 9¹⁄₂ in. (24.1 cm.) long, over handle and spout, 4³⁄₄ in. (12 cm.) wide, 23 oz. (715 gr.) gross weight, the teapot
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, 8¹⁄₄ in. (20.9 cm.) long, over handle and spout, 4¹⁄₂ in. (11.4 cm.) wide, 29 oz. 4 dwt. (908 gr.) gross weight, the larger coffee pot
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high, 9 in. (22.8 cm.) long, over handle and spout, 4 in. (10.1 cm.) wide, 23 oz. 16 dwt. (740 gr.) gross weight, the smaller coffee pot
3¹⁄₈ in. (7.9 cm.) high, 6¹⁄₄ in. (15.9 cm.) long, over handle and spout, 3¹⁄₂ in. (8.8 cm.) wide, 8 oz. 16 dwt. (274 gr.), the creamer
4 in. (10.1 cm.) high, 6³⁄₄ in. (17.2 cm.) long, over handles, 3³⁄₄ in. (9.5 cm.) wide, 12 oz. 10 dwt. (389 gr.), the sugar bowl and cover
2¹⁄₈ in. (5.4 cm.) high, 4¹⁄₈ in. (10.5 cm.) long, 3¹⁄₂ in. (8.8 cm.) wide, 7 oz. 4 dwt. (224 gr.), the waste bowl
6¹⁄₄ in. (15.9 cm.) long, 1 oz. 2 dwt. (34 gr.), the tea strainer
2¹⁄₂ in. (6.4 cm.) high, 25 in. (63.5 cm.) long, over handles, 15¹⁄₄ in. (38.6 cm.) wide, 103 oz. 8 dwt. (3,216 gr.), the tray

Please note that the image for this lot shows the teapot and coffee pots with their original ivory insulators, which have, as noted, been replaced with composite insulators. Please contact the department for additional images.

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