Lot Essay
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Original label of fitted wood canteen
Original label of fitted wood canteen
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MAKER'S MARK OF R. & W. WILSON, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1850
Details
A FIVE-PIECE SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE**
Maker's mark of R. & W. Wilson, Philadelphia, circa 1850
Comprising a coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and centerpiece bowl with cover, each baluster on a circular foot, repoussé and chased overall with flowers, C-scrolls and rocaille against a matted ground, the angular handles capped by rams's heads, with ivory insulators, the pots with a Chinaman finial, the centerpiece bowl with a strawberry finial, one side engraved with monogram IEJ, all in large fitted wood canteen with original label, each marked under base
The coffee pot and teapot 12¾in. high, the centerpiece bowl 13¼in. high, the canteen 25in. by 35in. by 20½in.; 160oz. 10dwt. weighable silver (5)
Maker's mark of R. & W. Wilson, Philadelphia, circa 1850
Comprising a coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and centerpiece bowl with cover, each baluster on a circular foot, repoussé and chased overall with flowers, C-scrolls and rocaille against a matted ground, the angular handles capped by rams's heads, with ivory insulators, the pots with a Chinaman finial, the centerpiece bowl with a strawberry finial, one side engraved with monogram IEJ, all in large fitted wood canteen with original label, each marked under base
The coffee pot and teapot 12¾in. high, the centerpiece bowl 13¼in. high, the canteen 25in. by 35in. by 20½in.; 160oz. 10dwt. weighable silver (5)
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.