MARK OF WILLIAM GALE & SON, NEW YORK, 1852

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A SILVER COFFEE POT**
MARK OF WILLIAM GALE & SON, NEW YORK, 1852
Shaped oval, on four leaf-clad feet, the body chased with floral decoration, engraved S.E. Deming THE Gift of her Father 1852, the scroll handle with ivory insulators, marked under base
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high; 33 oz. (1,036 gr.) gross weight

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Lot Essay

Sarah E. Deming was the daughter of Frederick Deming, President of the Union Bank of New York from 1841-1858. The Gothic Revival Library of Demings's New York residence is now installed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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