A repoussé copper, brown patinated and gold tea and coffee s - Lot 97

A repoussé copper, brown patinated and gold tea and coffee service with relief decoration of various animated scenes, birds and exotic animals in a rocailles surround, the lids in the form of pine cones, the spouts in the form of duck heads, comprising: - a kettle decorated with figures in an exotic landscape and an applique female mask, the clasped handle adorned with two griffin heads; - its tripod stand decorated with eagle heads and masks surrounded by foliage and fruit; - a coffee pot decorated with tea-drinking figures, wooden handle; - a small jug decorated with a peasant milking his cow and farm animals. Russia, Urals, attributed to the DEMIDOFF Copper Factory, circa 1770. Height 33 cm, 25 and 19 cm (kettle spout to be reattached, teapot base re-soldered with tin). Note: a similar model was sold in the Yves Saint-Laurent Collection in 2009 under lot no. 184.