Assembled Four-Piece Victorian Burmese-Style Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set, 1887-1901, including a teapot, hallmarked Sheffield, 1887-1888, by James Dixon & Sons, h. 6-1/4", l. 9-1/2", an open sugar bowl, h. 3-5/8", dia. 4-1/4", and cream jug, h. 3-3/4", l. 5-1/4", both Glasgow, 1895-1896, by Alexander & Sons, and a coffeepot, Glasgow, 1900-1901, by T. Smith & Son, h. 9-1/4", l. 7-1/4", each of barrel form and decorated with a central band of repousse panels with zodiac symbols or human figures between chased foliate banding, the lids and spouts richly decorated en suite, variously monogrammed, 54.91 total t. oz. The vogue for Burmese- and Indian-style silver in Scotland began with the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry held in Glasgow in 1888, where Shan and Raj silver were featured. The style was quickly copied, becoming an almost uniquely Scottish fad until the end of the century. For more information and illustrations of similar examples, see Vidya Dehejia, Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj (Ahmedabad, India: Mappin Pub., 2008), pp. 94-97.