380 - THE VERMEIL TEA SET BY CHARLES DILLON-LEE, 12TH VICOMTE DILLON

THE VERMEIL TEA SET BY CHARLES DILLON-LEE, 12TH VICOMTE DILLON Chiseled vermeil tea set (800 millièmes), consisting of a samovar resting on a circular tray with a warmer, a teapot, a lidded sugar bowl, and a milk pitcher, all featuring a fluted design; the handles and knobs are made of blackened wood or engraved with laurel leaves; the rocking teapot rests on a four-legged base with lion’s paws. Each piece is monogrammed with an interlaced “D” for Dillon in an oval cartouche beneath a viscount’s crown and surrounded by the collar of the Order of St. Patrick. The wooden handle of the teapot is broken. England, London, 1802. Silversmith: Robert Sharp. H. 34 cm (samovar). H. 13 cm (teapot). H. 7.5 cm (sugar bowl). H. 8.5 cm (milk jug). Total gross weight: 5,155.6 g. Provenance Charles Dillon-Lee, 12th Viscount Dillon (November 6, 1745 – November 9, 1813), Anglo-Irish nobleman.