Important silver tea and coffee set comprising a teapot, coffee pot, sugar bowl, kettle, milk jug and bowl, silver-plated kettle stand, silver burner. All the pieces are Chinese-inspired, with a melon rib motif and Pho dog-shaped handles. Pieces monogrammed MC in Gothic. All pieces bear stock numbers stamped under the bottom. Goldsmith: Maison ODIOT (ODIOT Charles Nicolas (1789-1868) and Gustave (1823-1913). Parisian work from the second half of the 19th century (circa 1860-1870). Total gross weight: 4435.4 g. - Teapot: 673.8 g. - Coffee pot: 640.8 g. - Sugar bowl: 507.3 g. - Kettle: 1784.7 g. - Milk jug: 243 g. - Bowl: 417 g. - Burner: 168.8 g. Bibliography: Jean-Marie Pinçon and Olivier Gaube du Gers, Odiot, l'Orfèvre, 3 siècles d'Histoire, d'Art et de Créations, éditions Sous le Vent, 1990.

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