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Lot 269
Sale 6056 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 11, 2015
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$20,000 -
30,000
Price Realized
$14,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Nine piece sterling silver 'Francis I' pattern tea and coffee service ernest meyers for reed & barton, taunton, ma, pattern introduced 1908
Comprising a hot water kettle on stand, coffee and teapot, covered sugar, creamer and wastebowl with gilt-washed interiors, and two casters (one with gilt-washed cover), all marked to underside; together with an original blue print drawing of kettle and stand; a folio of ornamental casting blueprints and a folio of ornamental stamping blueprints, with designs for the decorative elements used in the 'Francis I' pattern; and three archival photographs of the coffee pot from top, front, and side views.
L: 30 1/2 in. (tray) H: 13 1/2 in. (kettle) Total weight: 395 troy oz.