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Lot 39
Sale 6268 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Apr 30, 2012
6:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$5,000 -
7,000
Price Realized
$7,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Fine five piece sterling silver tea service gorham corporation, providence, ri, 1869
Comprising hot water kettle on stand, teapot, covered sugar bowl, creamer, and waste bowl; each of urn form, the lids with heraldic lion finials, the shaped rims bearing masks and festoons with geometric chasing, the angular mounted handles with masks, and the circular bases with leaf chasing, monogram. The teapot with ivory insulators and male mask on underside of spout, the hot water kettle with putto stopper, retailed by Bailey & Co.
H: 19 1/2 in. (hot water kettle on stand) Total weight: 197 troy oz.