A. AUCOC – 6-piece silver TEA/CAFE service XIXè

A. AUCOC – 6-piece silver TEA/CAFE service XIXImportant TEA/COFFEE service in solid silver, flat-bottomed model, with pinched ribs, each piece is chiseled with a Bérain-style decoration, interlacing on an amati background and gadrooned borders, zoomorphic pouring spouts. It is composed of a coffee pot, a teapot, a sugar bowl with a vermeil interior, a milk jug with a vermeil interior, a large samovar with its burner and its silver bowl with a vermeil interior. The service is placed on its scalloped tray, in silver metal, with the same engraved interlacing decoration, amati background and bordered with a gadroon.

Approximate dimensions and weight:
Teapot height 20 cm – 972 grams
Coffee maker: height 23 cm – 896 grams
sugar bowl: height 18 cm – 644 grams
milk jug: height 9 cm – 256 grams
Samovar: height 43 cm – 3380 grams
bowl: height 6,5 cm – 292 grams
burner: height 8 cm – weight 184 grams
TRAY: length 70 cm – width 50 cm – height 2 cm
Material: 1st grade silver 950/°°°
Hallmark: MINERVE
Period: end XIXè
goldsmith: A. AUCOC
Origin: FRANCE / PARIS