Four pieces including: a three piece Aesthetic period silverplate tea set by Meriden B. Company, pattern number 1943, each body featuring an inset band with avian, spiderweb, floral and foliate design against a hammered ground, the sugar bowl and teapot both feature trompe-l'oeil basketweave handles, no monograms (wear to plating, scratching, sugar bowl and waste bowl with pressed in feet); the fourth a thistle form teapot with mark of Barker Bros., branch form handle, no monogram (8 1/2 in.) (some wear to plating).