Important tea and coffee set in solid 800 silver: 4 pieces plus tray.

Description: Important Italian tea and coffee service consisting of 5 pieces, made of 800 silver between 1968 and 1980 by silversmiths from Palermo. The set includes the tray, teapot, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl. The measurements are as follows: tray with handles cm.70x46, without handles: cm.58x46, the well cm.42x30, the edge cm.8, kg.2.786. Teapot: cm.Ø15; h.28, opening cm.Ø8.5, from handle to spout cm.24, total h. feet adhering to the body cm.8, h. feet cm.5, kg.1.245. Coffee pot: cm.Ø14; h.29, opening cm.Ø8, from handle to spout cm.22, total h. feet adhering to the body cm.7, h. feet cm.4, kg.1.141. Milk jug: cm.Ø10; h.15, opening cm.Ø6, from handle to spout cm.17, total h. feet adhering to the body cm.5, h. feet cm.3, gr.515. Sugar bowl: cm.Ø12; h.20, opening cm.Ø8, total h. feet adhering to the body cm.5, h. feet cm.3, gr.417. The refined workmanship is done by embossing, chiseling and casting. At the bottom of each piece we find the words Handmade, the silversmith's logo, the 800 hallmark inside the oval and the polygon with a small star inside, the silversmith's number (n°162) followed by the initials of the province, in this case Palermo (Pa). This hallmark was introduced in 1968 and is still in use. The service is in perfect condition. Total weight is Kg.6.100.