Dutch Silver Tea Service attributed to Van Kempen & Zn, 1894, Set of 6

Description

Six piece dutch silver tea set by van kempen & zn, 1894 a six piece silver tea set in original … more Six piece dutch silver tea set by van kempen & zn, 1894 a six piece silver tea set in original box. The set consists of a teapot, a round sugar bowl, a milk jug, a spoon vase, a tea caddy and a glass with silver rim, raised on 3 ball feet coaster. The teapot and milk jug handles in art nouveau floral and leaf pattern. Each item (excluding the coaster) is raised on a foot with pearl rim and has a body of a fluting / groove shape with an openwork rail/ balcony with pearl edge. The set is dutch silver hallmarked with the lion 2 for 833/000 purity of silver. The master sign of fa. J.m. Van kempen & zonen, voorschoten, mark used from 1858-1924. The teapot has the year letter probably the letter k for 1894 (faded) the sugar bowl has the year letter l for 1895, the spoon vase has the year letter o for 1898, the milk jar has the year letter k for 1894. The tea caddy has the yearletter o for the year 1898. The coaster has the "old sword" used between 1814-1906. The teapot measures 15 cm high, 19 cm wide and the depth is 11 cm. The silver total weight is 926 grams (without the box) the box is in used condition. (silk and velvet soft fabric inside) the inside of the silver lids have signs of wear (not visible from the outside) this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



issues arising from misattribution less