An early Victorian silver three piece tea service, John Well...

Hammer

£600

An early Victorian silver three piece tea service, John Wellby London 1840 and 1841, each piece of compressed melon form, with acanthus scroll bracket feet and chased floral and foliate decoration, acanthus wrapped handles (teapot with ivory spacers) and floral finial, gilt interior, comprising; teapot 17.5cm high, milk jug 16cm high and two handled sugar bowl 13.5cm high, gross weight 47.4ozt (3) (at fault)

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See the additional images for further clarification on the following points.
Teapot - damage to the foliage on the finial. six dents to the body and a crease. cracking to the ivory spacers.
Sugar - Overall condition appears to be good.
Cream - Four dents to the body (one of these is quite substantial), otherwise overall condition is good.