Produced with a keen eye for the bold angular silhouettes of the Art Deco period, this elegant Vintage Silverplate Tea Service from the markets of England is a neatly tailored example of dressing your table for the occasion. 

The handsome 4-piece service includes streamlined coffee and tea pots with sleek resin handle and ebony finial knobs, along with a matching milk jug and sugar bowl. With all of the fine qualities for which Deco-era design is so prized, each beautifully finished piece is trimmed at top and bottom with a band of decorative ribbed detailing that adds interest and reinforces the set's dynamic forms. Produced by well known Glasgow silversmiths and retail jewellers, brothers John and William Laing, who formed the now sixth-generation family business, Laings, in 1840, this gleaming service is sure to take pride of place in your collection. 

Ready for any occasion from a formal dinner to weekend brunch, this shining set complements traditional, as well as the most contemporary table settings. A thoughtful and lasting gift to celebrate a new household or one entertaining for the first time, it promises to serve every guest in smart style.

Strictly one-of-a-kind and subject to prior sale. In very good vintage condition. Coffee Pot measures 8.5"H x 7.75" from spout to handle; Tea Pot measures 7"H x 10.25" from spout to handle. Sugar Bowl measures 3"H x 6". Creamer measures 3.5"H x 5.25".

Learn More About Art Deco Design

Art Deco first appeared in France in the 1920s and takes its name from the 1925 ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes’. Deco was a very popular international design movement that was accepted the world over and spans the period from 1925 until the 1940s. Encompassing all arts and crafts disciplines, the Art Deco style could be found in fine art as well as interior design, furniture, fashion, jewellery, textiles and architecture.

Art Deco was inspired by the advances in modern technology of the 1920s, which can be seen in the smooth lines, geometric shapes and streamlines forms that are characteristic of the movement. The style is typically elegant, glamorous and functional and has stood the test of time.

Deco owes its style to several previous movements - the geometric forms of Cubist art, the machine-style of Constructivism and Futurism, and of course its predecessor, Art Nouveau. It has also been noted that there are touches of Fauvism as well as elements from Aztec and Egyptian art as well as from Classical Antiquity. Art Deco is purely decorative - there is no philosophical basis, which explains its wide range of influences.