"Solid Silver Tea And Coffee Service By Léopold Bessereau"
Beautiful ribbed tea and coffee service in solid silver by Léopold Bessereau in Louis XV style.The bodies and lids have curved ribs, topped for grips with a foliaged chiseled seed.
The edges of the lids and bases are decorated with a row of pearls.
The upper attachments of the ebony handles are deeply chiseled rotating rosettes.
The pouring spouts are decorated with chiseled and matted foliage and garlands.
Minerva hallmark 1st title Paris.
Maker's mark (E a cradle B) for Léopold Bessereau around 1910.
Total weight: 2486 gr.
The whole is in excellent condition.
Teapot: 842 g, height: 22.5 cm
Coffee pot: 750 g, height: 26.5 cm
Sugar bowl: 636 g, height: 18.5 cm.
Milk jug: 258 g, height: 12.2 cm.
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