TEA SET & Handled TAUNTON Tray - Antique HARTFORD Quadruple Silver Plate c.1880

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This is a beautiful Victorian era 6 piece TEA SET decorated in the Aesthetic Period style with lots of natural elements - embossed Birds, Flowers, Insects, Fans and geometric shapes and designs - featuring an artist's palette decorated with Birds.
The Quadruple Silverplated Set includes 3 Graduated footed pots for Coffee, Tea and Hot Water -  12.75", 12", & 11.5" tall - and matching covered Sugar Bowl, Creamer and Waste Bowl.  Each piece is marked (very hard to read most marks):  HARTFORD SILVERPLATE CO. - 1401 - QUADRUPLE PLATE.   The Hartford Silverplate Co. operated in Hartford, Connecticut from 1882-1894.
The tray is a lovely companion piece with a similar design.  Marked:  24  -  TAUNTON SILVERPLATE Co.  - 450  -  TRIPLEPLATE.   It is a rectangular shape with handles on both ends, supported on 4 openwork feet.  Measurements:  27" handle to handle, 24"x18" outer edge,  surface is about  20"x14".  The face is decorated with more aesthetic elements including 4 large Birds - monogrammed in the center - and finished around the  outer rim with a lovely embossed design of scrolling flowers & birds.  Taunton Silverplate Co. was in business in Taunton, Massachusets from 1853-1859.
This Set has been Pre-Packaged to determine accurate shipping weight and to preserve the current hand polished condition.
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