Lot Essay
A similar tea and coffee service by Gorham, designed for the Paris Exposition of 1889, sold in these Rooms 23 May 2006, lot 68.
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MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1886
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A SILVER SIX-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1886
In Persian taste, comprising a kettle-on-stand, coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug and waste bowl. Each circular on a tapered circular base, the body chased all over with flowers, foliage, swags and gadrooning, the handles of the teapot, coffee pot, cream jug and sugar bowl with conforming decoration and wood insulators, the domed covers also with conforming decoration and gadrooned finials, marked under bases
The kettle-on-stand 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high; 147 oz. 10 dwt. (4,594 gr.) gross weight (6)
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1886
In Persian taste, comprising a kettle-on-stand, coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug and waste bowl. Each circular on a tapered circular base, the body chased all over with flowers, foliage, swags and gadrooning, the handles of the teapot, coffee pot, cream jug and sugar bowl with conforming decoration and wood insulators, the domed covers also with conforming decoration and gadrooned finials, marked under bases
The kettle-on-stand 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high; 147 oz. 10 dwt. (4,594 gr.) gross weight (6)
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