Silver overlay on ceramics was a genuinely popular American technique around the turn of the century, applying a thin layer of sterling silver directly onto the fired glaze in flowing floral and scrolling patterns, a decorative approach that suited Art Nouveau's organic design language particularly well. This set brings together pieces from two different sources: the creamer and trivet are by Lenox in the USA, both marked "sterling" and dating to around 1900, while the teapot is British, most likely Wedgwood, with its sterling mount made separately by Ernest Lloyd Lawrence and assayed for London in 1910.
That's a genuinely interesting mismatch: the set as it stands brings together an American ceramic house and a British one under a shared decorative technique and general period, rather than being an originally matched trio. All three pieces share the same rich, brown treacle glaze as a base, which the silver overlay reads clearly against thanks to the strong tonal contrast between dark pottery and bright metal.
Teapot: 16.5 cm tall, 21 cm from spout to handle, 14 cm at widest point. Stand: 15 cm diameter, 1.5 cm height. Creamer: 6.5 cm tall, 9 cm diameter, 12 cm at widest point.
Condition notes
Good antique condition. Repair to teapot handle, lid and tip of spout; small split to silver on teapot below handle; scratches to teapot base; chips missing off teapot lid; stand has scratches and small losses to silver overlay.
