Silver. 3-piece; coffee and tea pot and creamer. Trumpet-shaped stand, transitioning into a short, heavily drawn-in shaft. Conically expanding, ovoid body with a set, rounded shoulder and slender, fluted neck. Hood-like hinged lid with a large, fully sculpted bud knob. Lid rim, shoulder, and foot rim adorned with a relief frieze of laurel leaves. Deeply set spout surrounded by a relief, stylized lanceolate leaf wreath, ending in the head of a mythical creature as tulle ends. Elongated ivory-colored, lacquered wooden handle. Partially gilded inside. Marked 800, maker's mark. Weight approx. 1925 g. Height 19.5 cm x 31.5 cm. An Italian three-piece Empire-style silver coffee and tea set with wooden handle. Partly gilded inside. Standard mark 800, maker's mark. Italy. 2nd half 20th century.
