Superb 4 piece silver plated tea service set from Viners of Sheffield with ribbed or fluted balustrade design. Age I am not sure, I cannot put it at any older than the 1960\'s or 70\'s in view of its beautiful condition. Although every item so old has some evidence of use, I can see no scratches, rubbing marks or plate loss - just some shading of tea colour in teapot to prove it has been used!
Good size too, capacity of teapot something over 2pints, or 1.2L, water/coffee pot a litlle more. Detail of approx sizes of main items -
Teapot: diameter excl spout and handle 6 x 5in (15 x 12.5cm), length incl spout and handle 11.1/2in (29cm), height 5.1/2in or 14cm.
Water/coffee pot: diameter excl spout and handle 6.1/2 x 4.1/2in (16 x 11cm), length incl spout and handle 10in or 25cm, height 9in or 23cm.
Combined weight of all 4 pieces is just over 2kg at about 4.1/2 lb.
Maker marks: all 4 pieces bear the recognised markings of Viners (the fourth photo is of the teapot base) as follows:
\"Corporate Mark\" (over)
(pictorial crown) (over)
\"Alpha\" (over)
\"Granted by\" (over)
\"The Cutlers Company 1836\" (over)
\"VINERS of SHEFFIELD\" (over)
\"England\"

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