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MARK FOR GORHAM, CIRCA 1863- 1865,
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AN AMERICAN SILVER FIVE PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE,**
MARK FOR GORHAM, CIRCA 1863- 1865,
comprising a teapot with hinged cover, a coffee pot with hinged cover, a sugar bowl and cover, a milk jug, and a waste bowl; the teapot and coffee pot with ivory insulators
The coffee pot, the tallest, 10in. (25.5cm.) high (6)
MARK FOR GORHAM, CIRCA 1863- 1865,
comprising a teapot with hinged cover, a coffee pot with hinged cover, a sugar bowl and cover, a milk jug, and a waste bowl; the teapot and coffee pot with ivory insulators
The coffee pot, the tallest, 10in. (25.5cm.) high (6)
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