Each piece marked underneath. Further marked on cover bezels and under lamp. The marks are generally clear. The maker's mark is perhaps overstriking the mark of another maker. There is some minor surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. There is some minor cracking and discolouration to the ivory handles. The kettle is marked for 1829, the stand and the other pieces are all marked for 1830. Both the teapot and the hot-water jug are somewhat ill-fitting in the stand and are perhaps are not originally intended to go together.

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