"Regina Benvenisti : Rare Art Nouveau 4pc Sterling Silver & Vermeil Tea - Coffee Set - Insects"
Extraordinary and rare French Sterling Silver and Vermeil ART NOUVEAU Tea-Coffee Set. This exquisite "Tête à Tête" set comprises a Teapot, Coffee Pot, Covered Sugar Bowl and Pitcher/Creamer, complete with its 4 pieces embellished with a fabulous decoration of aquatic plants, reeds, and
Dragonflies, and the finials of the lids depicting
Butterflies. Interiors of the Sugar Bowl and Pitcher are in Vermeil (Gold on Silver). Meticulously crafted from the highest quality silver, each piece is punched with the Minerva 1st Standard (950) hallmark, and marks of Parisian Master Goldsmith Régina BENVENISTI (Hallmark with Ascanio and "RB" below) active in 1893.
This extraordinary ART NOUVEAU Tea-Coffee Set with spectacular and refined decoration is in excellent condition, revised and cleaned by our Goldsmith, with only light signs of use to note. A pure marvel to discover through the attached photos ...
Do not take into account the reflections on the photos.
Height / Weight of Coffee Pot : 18 cm / 279.4 g
Height / Weight of Teapot : 13.5 cm / 329.6 g
Height / Weight of Sugar Bowl : 12.5 cm / 236.4 g
Height / Weight of Pitcher/Creamer : 7.8 cm / 99 g
Total Gross Weight: 944.4 grams