Comprised of three pieces including: teapot (8"), cream jug with hinged cover (6.5"), and a lidded sugar bowl (7"). Each piece of pear form with ornate floral repousse design to lower body, acanthus leaves to neck and lids. The teapot with a cast "branch" form handle with porcelain insulators and foliate and berry terminus, the spout also of "branch" form with scrolling vine. The cream jug with finely modeled "Green Man" form spout. Each piece bears the retailer's mark "Hayden.Brother & Co." and the maker's mark "G&W" for Grosjean & Woodard. These two marks, together with the fine workmanship and naturalistic design, indicate a date of ca. 1853-1855. This lot also includes an S. Kirk & Son stering repousse tea ball.

70.1 total troy ozs.

The insulators on the teapot's handle are likely replaced, otherwise the service is in very fine estate condition with only the expected light surface abrasions.

This service was acquired by the consignor from an older couple living along the coast of South Carolina. According to the couple, the husband acquired this service, a water ewer, and an English sterling cann from an antiques dealer in Florence, SC in the late 1960s. The husband was told at that time that the pieces belonged to the Warley family of Charleston, SC. All three pieces of the tea service bear a "W" script monogram, please note that one other item from the same collection - a water ewer (lot 397) is engraved "JEW" and "TSW." The English sterling cann is engraved "Frederick F. Warley from Ann E. Warley April 1862."

$3,000 - 5,000