Circa 1887
Specs:
Price $580 Available
14” W x 17” H x 14” D
Inventor:
Teapot, tray, and mugs designed by Bernard Maets, a little known but very prolific inventor of the 19th century. Bernard Maets lived a reclusive existence in rural southeast Wisconsin. He was known to enjoy a cup of tea most afternoons.
Type and Function:
This set is made from steel, copper and brass using many of the same materials Maets used for most of his work. The tray includes a chinese symbol and both tea cups are decorated with the two symbols Eternal Energy.
Recovery Site:
Somewhere in the 1890s the tea set was given to an as unknown collector. It later was sold at a Christy’s Auction in New York and then donated to the Maets Foundation for research. After years of research it is now available for a new home.
Principal Investigator:
This object has been recovered, studied and restored by Ed Kidera, discover the reality
Note from Mr. Kidera: “Although function it is a little heavy for everyday use.”
