Ercuis tea set

Large art deco silver plated metal Ercuis tea set. Circa 1930. Excellent condition. Wonderfull Ocean Liner inspiration.
Coffee pot is 15cm high (6") Tray is 56cm x 35cm (22" x 14")

Ercuis

Since the beginning of the 20th century, Ercuis has been represented in the large Riviera and Basque Country hotels. During the Roaring Twenties, the fashion for travel turned luxury hotels and casinos into genuine dreamworlds, both in France and abroad. Ercuis took part in the contests organized by the Ministry of Navy and the large shipping companies Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and outfitted the large liners "Ile De France", "Normandie" and "Ville d'Alger". The Success of air transport soon made large liners disappear and the last dream ship was the "France" in 1962.