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A VERY FINE STERLING SILVER TEA SET with the MATCHING SILVER PLATED TRAY by WALLACE in the GRANDE BAROQUE PATTERN.
Sells for $5,699.00 on a popular replacement web sight. Offered here for a penny!
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The set is heavy. It is on top of the desirability list for very good reason. WALLACE SILVERSMITHS are blue chip maker's and GRANDE BAROQUE is their flagship pattern. So from the point of investment or decorative and useful appeal, you just can't go wrong! Even though this is a popular pattern, you won't see it much since folks tend too keep it! Even when inherited, this is something that is kept and not sold...the beauty too difficult to part with!
If you've been looking for a thick, heavy, elaborate Victorian tea & coffee service with the matching tray....a set of good capacity and a sumptuous design that will garner praise and envy from family, friends and neighbors...a set with no monograms or engravings, in excellent condition....please take a a few minutes to look at this set.
As I said, it's heavy. 118 ounces heavy (without the tray). Take a look around and you will see that the average for five pieces of sterling is about 65-78 ounces.
If you are not familiar with this pattern, we offer this summation; Grande Baroque is perfectly crafted. The quintessential culmination of beauty and function as it relates to tea & coffee service. Classic Georgian form with incredible baroque scrollwork as often seen in Victorian times. In fact, the prevalent feature of this set is the heavily pierced floral scroll work that serve as an elegant base and then for balance, an identical pierced scroll work drapes over the rim splashes.
The gorgeous handles are elaborately reverse scrolled with a perfect thumbrest. The domed lids are then topped with a gorgeous finial knob.
Here are the specifications:
- Coffee Pot - 11" high, 39.1 ounces, 2 3/4 pints capacity.
- Tea Pot - 9" high, 36 ounces, 2 1/2 pints capacity.
- Sugar Bowl - 7 3/4" high, 18.6 ounces.
- Creamer - 6 3/8" high, 15.5 ounces.
- Waste Bowl - 4" high, 9.2 ounces.
- Heavily Plated Quality Matching Tray - 29" x 18", 10lbs., 7.5 ounces.
- Total Sterling Silver - 118.4 ounces.
- Total All Together - 285.9 ounces (17.9 pounds).
Condition wise we have nothing remarkable to report. The interiors of the waste bowl and creamer have rich gold plating.
It's an extremely clean set. It was cared for. There are no monograms or removals. The piece sit level. The lids align correctly. The handles are tight and don't wiggle. The thermal insulators (on handles) are not cracked or broke. No repairs exist!
A last note about the tray... although silver plated, it exudes quality! Besides it's excellent condition with no plate loss and unscratched state, it weighs 10 1/2 pounds!!! It's footed, profusely designed and most importantly, it is the tray made for the set.
Each piece is clearly stamped with the information seen in the photographs.
This set rates AAA excellent estate condition.
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Lastly, remember that beauty lasts long after the price is forgotten. You'll treasure this for decades so go ahead and pull the trigger, push the button, bid, bid, bid! You deserve it! We'll do everything possible to make it an easy transaction for you and you can bid with confidence. We are proud to have 100% feedback through nearly 2000 recorded transactions.
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