A Sheffield silver coffee and tea service made by Eric Clements - image-1
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Lot 715 Dα

A Sheffield silver coffee and tea service made by Eric Clements

Auction 1117 - overview Cologne
16.11.2018, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 3.500 € - 3.800 €
Result: 3.100 € (incl. premium)

A Sheffield silver coffee and tea service made by Eric Clements

Comprising coffee pot, hot milk jug, teapot, sugar box, and milk jug. Designed as pear-form vessels with wooden handles and gadrooned finials. H of coffee pot 19.5 cm, total weight 2,564 g.
Marks of Elkington & Co, Sterling Silver ENGLAND and artist's cypher of Eric Clements, 1964 - 69.

Clements spent several years in Scandinavia, during which time he came into contact with the designs of Georg Jensen and Hans Hansen, by which he was deeply inspired. Clement's balanced designs have been awarded with numerous international prizes. They are generally produced in plated silver, and solid silver models rarely appear on the market nowadays.

Literature

Cf. a coffee pot by Clements', illus. in cat.: The Treasure of th 20th Century, London 2000, no. 158.