{"product_id":"deja-vu-sterling-silver-3-piece-tea-service-birmingham-1915","title":"Deja Vu Silver 3-Piece Tea Service - Birmingham 1915","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis George V-period sterling silver tea service was assayed in Birmingham in 1915 and made by Joseph Gloster Ltd, a Birmingham silversmith founded in 1880 at the Lion Silver Works on Hockley Hill, a firm highly regarded for its sterling silver and silver-plated wares from the Victorian era through to the mid-20th century. The set comprises a teapot, a double-handled sugar bowl and a matching creamer, retailed under the name of Coombes Company, an important dealer in fine silver, curios and gemstones based at 12 Phayre Street in colonial Rangoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece features ribbed, oval bodies raised on bun feet, a restrained yet elegant Edwardian-era silhouette that favours clean, gadrooned lines over heavier Victorian ornamentation. The teapot is fitted with a wood finial and composition handle, materials commonly used on silver teapots of this period to insulate the hand from heat during pouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePieces bearing both Birmingham hallmarks and a Rangoon retailer's name reflect the trade networks of British colonial Burma, where firms like Coombes Company imported high-quality English silver to serve the expatriate and mercantile communities during a peak period for the region's silver trade between roughly 1875 and 1945. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that there is some wear to the finial, consistent with a piece that has seen genuine period use over its more than a century of history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deja Vu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44609984331864,"sku":"035-00207","price":2719.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1319\/9109\/files\/034-00060_SILVERWARE_SET_SP.jpg?v=1786930254","url":"https:\/\/walkerandhall.com.au\/products\/deja-vu-sterling-silver-3-piece-tea-service-birmingham-1915","provider":"Walker \u0026 Hall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}