Tea and coffee service, 1935
Harold Stabler (British, 1872–1945), designer
Adie Brothers, Ltd. (British, founded 1879)
Birmingham, England
Silver, Bakelite, ivory, and wood
The Karl and Esther Hoblitzelle Collection, gift of the Hoblitzelle Foundation by exchange, 1999.303.1.a–b, 2.a–b, 3–5

This exceptional example of English modernist silver is indicative of the finest in art deco design of the interwar period. The set is particularly significant not only for the sheer beauty of its architecturally inspired shapes but also due to Stabler’s intriguing combination of traditional and modern materials: silver, ivory, and wood are used with Bakelite, an early plastic.