ANTIQUE 19thC DUTCH 'CHINOISERIE STYLE' TEA & COFFEE SERVICE, J.M VAN KEMPEN & ZONEN c.1860

Β£6,795.00

Antique mid 19th Century Dutch 'Chinoiserie style' solid silver four piece tea and coffee service. Comprising of a coffee pot, tea pot, sugar bowl and milk jug, this set is of substantial proportions and richly made in the Oriental taste. Cast finials are mounted to both tea pot and coffee pot lids, depicting an unusual, foo dog. The body of the set formed with broad, smoothly polished surfaces with large polylobed relief cartouches depicting Far Eastern palace and garden scenes, figures, architecture and vegetation are rendered in repoussΓ© high relief within the reserves. Bands of Grecian key style decorartion articulate the necks, shoulders and junctions of the coffee and tea pot. The handles and spouts are designed in a chimera shape for all pieces. The sugar bowl and milk jug have similar decoration with a richly gilt interior.

Hallmarked with Dutch marking Lion (934/1000 purity silver), Maker's mark VK under a half moon symbol (J.S. Van Kempen & Zonen of Voorschoten). 

Reference Number: A00177

Antique mid 19th Century Dutch 'Chinoiserie style' solid silver four piece tea and coffee service. Comprising of a coffee pot, tea pot, sugar bowl and milk jug, this set is of substantial proportions and richly made in the Oriental taste. Cast finials are mounted to both tea pot and coffee pot lids, depicting an unusual, foo dog. The body of the set formed with broad, smoothly polished surfaces with large polylobed relief cartouches depicting Far Eastern palace and garden scenes, figures, architecture and vegetation are rendered in repoussΓ© high relief within the reserves. Bands of Grecian key style decorartion articulate the necks, shoulders and junctions of the coffee and tea pot. The handles and spouts are designed in a chimera shape for all pieces. The sugar bowl and milk jug have similar decoration with a richly gilt interior.

Hallmarked with Dutch marking Lion (934/1000 purity silver), Maker's mark VK under a half moon symbol (J.S. Van Kempen & Zonen of Voorschoten). 

Reference Number: A00177

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Rijksmuseum records that Johannes Mattheus van Kempen III (1814–1877) founded his silver factory in Utrecht in 1835. Van Kempen pioneered mechanised silver production in the Netherlands, including the use of steam power, and the rapidly expanding concern moved to Voorschoten in 1858, where it became the largest silver factory in the country. The firm developed a significant international reputation through participation in world's fairs and was particularly associated with carefully researched historicising styles.

CONDITION

In Great Condition - No Damage. Please refer to photographs.

SIZE

Teapot:
Height: 14 cm // 5.51 in
Width: 19.8 cm // 7.80 in
Depth: 14 cm // 5.51 in
Weight: 487 g

Coffee Pot:
Height: 23 cm // 9.06 in
Width: 23 cm // 9.06 in
Depth: 15 cm // 5.91 in
Weight: 885 g

Sugar Bowl:
Height: 7.2 cm // 2.83 in
Width: 15.2 cm // 5.98 in
Depth: 11.5 cm // 4.53 in
Weight: 268 g

Milk Jug:
Height: 8.5 cm // 3.35 in
Width: 15 cm // 5.91 in
Depth: 11.5 cm // 4.53 in
Weight: 251 g