William AITKEN (active 1891-1921), Tea set

composed of: teapot (H 11.7 cm, W 24.5 cm, D 9.8 cm); creamer (H 6.5 cm, W 12 cm, D 6 cm); open sugar bowl (H 8.2 cm, W 14.5 cm, D 6.8 cm);
partly gilded sterling silver (925) hallmarked (goldsmith's monogram W.A - in oval, Birmingham Assay Office mark - anchor, state mark for sterling silver - walking lion, dating letter - f); total weight 545 g.
Birmingham, 1905
Smooth vessel, rectangular in plan with recessed, vertically ribbed corners, with broken lugs, bordered on the upper edges with a decorative godron band with shells; pitcher with a spout in the form of a spout, with a blackened wood ear, with an oval hinged lid, exalted, vertically ribbed, with a wooden handle; wide spout of a creamer.