TEA PARTY WITH WEAPONS

silver, baluster-shaped, decorated with a frieze of pearls and palmette motifs on a guilloché background. The bodies are decorated with the combined coat of arms of the household formed by Marie-Edmond de Saint-Meleuc and his wife, née Marie-Caroline-Emilie Michel de Monthuchon (who married in 1854), beneath a count’s crown. Includes: 
- A teapot. Height: 22 cm. 
- A cream jug. Height: 12 cm. 
- A sugar bowl (lid missing). Height: 10 cm. 
Hallmarks: Minerve 1st standard and silversmith’s mark: Debain & Flamant.
Total weight: 1,226 g. 
(some dents, signs of wear and scratches from use; sold as is).