Dining at Home

The service appearing in overall fairly good, stable, and ready to place condition. All items having a fairly even pattern of light surface scratches consistent with age, gentle use, and polishing. Scattered instances of heavier tarnish, particularly on the coffee pot and teapot; would benefit from polishing. The handles and finials of the teapot and coffee pot are sturdy with some small areas of wear to the wood. The coffeepot has a vertical scratch running the length of the body at the side. The teapot with a few scattered instances of more moderate scratching to the body.

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