F.M.S Malayan Pewter Coffee Set, Royal Selangor, Malaysia. 1930s. Spring Sale! 5cm / Diameter: 7cm

5cm / Diameter: 7cm

Alabaster has been the choice material for carving

his goal to find the best examples possible from Holmegaard's extensive range of variations over the past decades

forming the first instalment of his ongoing 'Throwaways' series

they may have been used for perfume and alcohol but functioning to impede the speed at which any liquid poured out

F.M.S Malayan Pewter Coffee Set, Royal Selangor, Malaysia. 1930s. Spring Sale! 5cm / Diameter: 7cmA scarce complete tea and coffee set in the Art Deco style, each piece constructed with hand hammered pewter. Each round handle has been wrapped and braided in blackened cane, all of which is intact and in original condition. The lidded tea and coffee pots each feature chunky hardwood handles (possibly Merbau) Produced by Royal Selangor in the 1930s, each piece marked 'Malayan Pewter F. M. S' which was the mark used between 1930 and 1950. Pewter is a