Tea and Coffee Service

Designer: René Nauny, French, active early 20th century
Designer: M. Desnet, French, died 1933
Maker: La Maison Desny, Paris, France, active 1927–1933
Date: c.1927
Material: Silver-plated brass and ebony
made in: Paris, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
Classification: Metalwork
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: overall: 5 1/4 in. × 15 in. × 8 3/4 in. (13.3 × 38.1 × 22.2 cm)
coffeepot: 4 5/8 in. × 8 in. × 2 7/8 in. (11.7 × 20.3 × 7.3 cm)
teapot: 4 in. × 6 3/4 in. × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 17.1 × 6 cm)
sugar: 3 1/4 in. × 5 3/4 in. × 2 in. (8.3 × 14.6 × 5.1 cm)
creamer: 2 13/16 × 4 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (7.1 × 11.4 × 4.4 cm)
tray: 1 in. × 15 in. × 8 3/4 in. (2.5 × 38.1 × 22.2 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 58:1997a-e

Private Collection, Paris, France

- 1997
John C. Waddell, New York, NY, purchased from private collection in France

1997 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from John C. Waddell, through Historical Design, Inc. [1]

Notes:
The main source of this provenance is a letter from Historical Design, Inc., dated March 31, 2003 [SLAM document files].

[1] Historical Design Inc., brokered the sale between John C. Waddell and the Museum. Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 4, 1997.

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