An important 800 silver tea/coffee serving set designed and made by Finzi of Milan. Each piece is marked 800 and Finzi and a few have remnants of the original stickers on the undersides. The set consists of a large irregularly shaped oval tray, 23-3/4" x 14-1/4" with a slightly flared lip and a linen textured interior, a 6-3/4"H tea pot, an 8"H coffee pot, 3-3/4"H sugar bowl with lid and a 4-1/4"H creamer. The three lids have irregularly shaped cabochons of bezel-set chrysoprase atop the handles. The original receipts from Argenteria Finzi in New York, dated in 1957, accompany the lot. Appraised in 1989 for $6,000.00 replacement value.
3,000/5,000
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