A Victorian four piece silver tea and coffee service, John Edward Bingham for Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1879, 1882 and 1883, each piece of shaped oval form with engraved foliate decoration, initial and crest, comprising; a coffee pot with carved ivory finial, 23cm high, a teapot with carved ivory finial, 14cm high, a two handled sugar bowl, 10cm high and a cream jug, 12cm high, together with a pair of matched silver sugar tongs, total weight approx 63.6oz (4) (at fault)

Condition Report
Coffee pot- hallmarks clear, no significant visible damage just general wear and in keeping with age 
Teapot- hallmarks clear, handle loose, mis-shape and compression to the cover and hinge, dent to base, general wear, refer to images
Sugar bowl- hallmarks clear, general wear but no significant visible damage
Cream jug- hallmarks clear, general wear but no significant visible damage
Sugar tongs- hallmarks clear, general wear but no significant visible damage
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