Silver tea service set, North-West India, Gujarat, Kutch, late 19th century Comprising a truncated-cone teapot and milk jug and a cylindrical sugar bowl with lid. In silver, with cast and chased decoration of a dense network of plant scrolls hosting a coat of arms marked with the BC monogram on the teapot and milk jug. The teapot's handle is serpentine, its spout in the shape of an elephant's trunk, and the lid's grip in the shape of an elephant. H. teapot: 20 cm; H. milk jug: 7.7 cm; H. sugar bowl: 13.5 cm; gross weight: 1074 g Small deformations and scratches, traces of tea in the teapot, lid of the sugar pot cracked. The presence of an escutcheon amid foliage and the monogram composed of Latin letters suggest that this service was commissioned in Europe.