English Sterling Silver Six Piece Edwardian Style Tea Service by Barker Brothers

Description

Six piece tea service consisting of coffee and tea servers with wooden handles, small footed tray, sugar and creamer and … more Six piece tea service consisting of coffee and tea servers with wooden handles, small footed tray, sugar and creamer and waste bowl. From old well established firm marked Sterling Barker Brothers England. Date 1958, lion and anchor, B.B. SLD markings.
"Business established in Birmingham in 1801. The firm still possesses the original Boulton & Watt dies acquired during its early days of manufacturing. The business appears in an 1871 directory as Barker Brothers, silversmiths active in Paradise Street. In 1903 they moved to new factory premises, Unity Works, Constitution Hill, Birmingham, where it remained until the 1980s maintaining a London showroom during the early part of the 20th century. The company went into administration in 1992." less