ART DECO SOLID SILVER TEA SET BY JOSIAH WILLIAMS 1920s/30s,(1338 grams)

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ART DECO SOLID SILVER TEA SET BY JOSIAH WILLIAMS 1920s/30s,(1338 grams):
$1095.00

Item: ANTIQUE 20th Century Art Deco SOLID SILVER TEA SET, BIRMINGHAM 1920-1937
Assay: Birmingham -Sterling Silver (.925 Fineness)Date: 1920-1936Period: 20th CenturyEngraved: NoneMaker: JOSIAH WILLIAMS
Weight: 1338 gramsor 43.02 troy ozCondition: VERY Good condition, no damage wear or repair only light surface marks from general use. Few odd dings (dents) are on the coffee pot and the sugar bowl. Please see last photos.HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB SOLID SILVER ART DECO 4-PIECE TEA SET BY THE RENOWN SILVERSMITH JOSIAH WILLIAMS.THIS AFOREMENTIONED FIRM WAS CONSIDERED THE LARGEST MANUFACTURING SILVERSMITH OUTSIDE LONDON,BIRMINGHAM AND SHEFFIELD. THE FIRM WAS FOUNDED BY WILLIAM WOODMAN IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 19th CENTURY IN BRISTOL.THE BUSINESS WAS TAKEN OVER IN THE 1850s BY JAMES WILLIAMS AND HIS SONS JOSIAH WILLIAMS AND JAMES WILLIAMS Jnr. IT WAS HELD IN GREAT ESTEEM FOR FINE QUALITY FLATWARE,TEA SETS AND TANKARDS.THE YEAR 1884 SAW THE JOINING OF DAVID LANDSBOROUGH FULLERTON WITH THE FIRM AND ISSUED ITEMS WITH HIS INITIALS \'D.F\' UNTIL 1925 WHERE IT WAS CONVERTED INTO A SMALL LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER THE STYLE OF JOSIAH WILLIAMS & Co.THIS FOUR PIECE SET CONSISTS OF A TEA POT,COFFEE POT,CREAMER AND A SUGAR BOWL.IT IS ART DECO IN DESIGN WHICH IS ADORNED WITH QUINTESSENTIALLY ART DECO FEATURES SUCH AS GEOMETRICAL EDGES AND STREAMLINES.IT MUST BE NOTED THEY ARE STURDY AS FAR AS THE SILVER CONTENT OF EACH ITEM.THE TEA POT IS HALLMARKED FOR 1920 ALONG WITH DAVID FULLERTON\'S HALLMARK.THE COFFEE POT IS HALLMARKED FOR 1937 WHILE THE CREAMER AND THE SUGAR BOWL ARE STAMPED FOR 1936.AS SHOWN THERE ARE FEW ODD DENTS TO ITEMS BUT INNO WAY DETRACT ANYTHING FROM THIS EXQUISITE ART DECO TEA SET.THE COLLECTIVE WEIGHT MEASURES 1338 GRAMS.FOR FINER DETAILS AND CONDITION PLEASE USE THE ZOOM.