A Malaysian silver presentation tea service with a band of foliate Scrollwork on original tray with coat of arms, the repousse and engraved set consists of tea, coffee and hot water pots with horn handles, a creamer and sugar, the tray with shields representing the thirteen States of Malaysia with the coat of arms in the centre. [6] Provenance: tan Soo hock and thence by descent. Teapot. Height 28 cm, tray. Diameter 38 cm
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
- Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
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