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AN AMERICAN SILVER SEVEN-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE**
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AN AMERICAN SILVER SEVEN-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE**

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1869-75

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AN AMERICAN SILVER SEVEN-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE**
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1869-75
Ivy pattern, comprising kettle-on-stand, coffee pot, hot milk pot, teapot, sugar bowl, waste bowl, and cream jug; each squat circular, with chased ivy, the domed cover with conforming decoration and bud finial, the kettle, coffee pot and teapot with ivory insulators, each engraved with a crest, each marked under base, also marked 1878/4979, 2243/4980, 1752/36, 2243/5341, 2243/5341, 2243/4980, 2243/5341, respectively
The kettle-on-stand 13½ in. (34 cm.) high; 165 oz. (5,142 gr.) gross weight (7)
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

The Ivy Pattern tea and coffee service was designed and introduced in 1869, and is representitive of the high quality and craftsmanship of Tiffany silver at the end of the nineteenth century. See Charles H. Carpenter, Jr. Tiffany Silver, 1997, pp. 62-65.

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