4-Piece Black Starr & Frost Sterling Silver Demitasse Tea Set With Tray

Description

A rare Art Deco sterling silver demitasse tea set by Black Starr & Frost made in France. Designed with wooden handles and finials, beaded pattern on sides, standing on base. Tray designed with repetitive bead pattern, Austrian silver. Coffee pot / chocolate pot with side handle measuring 7 1/4 inches tall and 7 1/ inches wide, sugar with cover 4 1/4 inches tall and 4 3/4 inches wide, and creamer with side handle 4 1/4 inches tall and 51/4 inches wide. Bearing hallmarks on tea set as shown in images, Made In France For Black Starr & Frost, tray bearing Austrian silver marks. Total weight for the set is 38.3 ozt.
The oldest continuously operating jewelry firm in the United States, Black, Starr & Frost also produced objects in silver. Already in 1860, the company received an order for more than ,000 of jewelry and silverware from Edward, Prince of Wales. In 1929, Black, Starr & Frost merged with Gorham Corporation, and was renamed Black, Starr, Frost-Gorham.
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