Lot Essay
cf. J. Stern, Modernism in American Silver, exhibition catalogue, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2005, pp. 260-261, fig. 13.9 for an illustration of another service of this design.
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'CIRCA 70' A SILVER AND EBONY FOUR-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY, CIRCA 1962
Details
DONALD COLFLESH (b. 1932)
'Circa 70' A Silver and Ebony Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service with Tray, circa 1962
manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Company
tallest piece 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high; tray 26 in. (66 cm.) diameter
each piece stamped Gorham STERLING with hallmarks and date marks (5)
'Circa 70' A Silver and Ebony Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service with Tray, circa 1962
manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Company
tallest piece 11¾ in. (30 cm.) high; tray 26 in. (66 cm.) diameter
each piece stamped Gorham STERLING with hallmarks and date marks (5)
Sale room notice
Please note that the tray in this set has not been designed by Donald Colflesh. The tray was created by the Gorham design department in 1963 based on the handle of the sugar bowl in Colflesh's service. Colflesh later saw the tray and approved the design.