An Edwardian sterling silver three piece tea service, 1908 and 1909 Sheffield, with maker's marks for James Dixon & Sons Ltd, a neoclassical teapot, sugar basin and creamer of ten-sided compressed form with waisted collars and gadrooned edges, threaded strap handles to the basin and creamer, the teapot with an ebonised handle and finial; hallmarked to all, total weight 1462gr, height 13 cm width 28 cm