Description: A Chinese Yu Chang silver tea and coffee service
Late 19th/early 20th century
Each stamped: Yu Chang sterling
Each floriform finial over a repousse body adorned with flowers and leaves, comprising a tipping kettle with burner (16" H x 9" W x 6.5" D), a coffee pot (10.75" H x 10.5" W x 5.75" D), a teapot (10" H x 10" W x 5" D), a sugar bowl (6" H x 7" W x 4.125" D), a cream jug (6" H x 5.5" W x 3.5" D), a waste bowl (5" H x 4.125" Dia.), 6 pieces
126.890 oz. troy approximately
Provenance: Property from the Kelton collection.
Condition Report: Overall good condition with tarnishing and light scratches commensurate with age. The tipping kettle lacking pins to the hinges of the tipping mechanism and with a break to the hinge of the lid. The hinge of the lid of the burner has broken off and the burner has a 1.25" dent to the body. The handle of the coffee pot is slightly loose. The handle of the teapot is loose. The lid of the sugar bowl is missing.
