Part of a silver tea service (950), comprising : - a sugar bowl decorated with twisted ribs and lines of pearls, the handles in acanthus leaf scrolls, resting on four curved feet. - a quadripod teapot decorated with twisted ribs and lines of pearls, the handle and spout with acanthus leaf scrolls and four curved feet. The swollen body is engraved with silent cartouches on a foliate background. The fretel is in the form of leaves and buds. Minerve and Debain et Flamant (1864-1874) goldsmith's hallmarks. Minerve hallmarks. Total gross weight: 1.180 g. - Height 18 and 19.5 cm. Teapot handle detached (insulators missing). Oxidation, scratches and bumps.