141 Year Old Tea Set

This is a 5 piece tea set which is silver plated. The actal Medium is unknown, but we believe it may be aluminum. The company named stamped on the items is Reed and Barton. The sugar bowl, creamer, sugar cube holder, and tea pot have ''lion's legs''. There are lion's bodies on the top of the tea pots, along with flower designs on some of the dishes. They all have a ''R'' in gothic/calligraphy style lettering on the pieces. On the bottom of each piece there is a stamp that says ''2408'' and then each piece has a number. The stamp on the bottom of the large tea pot says ''MF'D and plated by Reed & Barton. 2408. Design. Pat. Jan 12, 1869. 7.'' The large tea set also has a face on the front facing side with a ''viking'' style head on it, like the ones seen on the front of a viking ship.