English hallmarked sterling silver Victorian five piece tea & coffee service comprising a kettle on burner stand, teapot, hot water pot & cream jug, having round balaster shaped bodies, each with a hinged dome lid & grape & vine finials, with a band of vine leaves to the body, a bacchus face spout, acanthus leaf insulated handles, & standing on four scrolled claw feet. Kettle on burner stand, teapot, hot water pot, London, 1873, maker Hardy Brothers, cream jug, London, 1874, maker Hardy Brothers. Condition: good, teapot & hot water pot with slightly loose handles, feet slightly uneven, teapot handle slightly pushed in. Height of kettle including stand 32 cm. Weight 4358g