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A SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SERVICE
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN W. FORBES, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1825
Comprising a teapot, a covered sugar bowl, and a cream jug; each rounded rectangular, on four paw feet, with a die-rolled border at the shoulder, the teapot with a dog's-head spout and matching carved wood handle, the covers and silver handles with figures of cats, each engraved under base D & M Austen; each marked--teapot 12¾in. high
(Gross weight 60oz. 10dwt) (3)
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN W. FORBES, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1825
Comprising a teapot, a covered sugar bowl, and a cream jug; each rounded rectangular, on four paw feet, with a die-rolled border at the shoulder, the teapot with a dog's-head spout and matching carved wood handle, the covers and silver handles with figures of cats, each engraved under base D & M Austen; each marked--teapot 12¾in. high
(Gross weight 60oz. 10dwt) (3)