Sale 1349
New York
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3 March 2004
Price realised
USD 3,107
Estimate
A SILVER FOUR-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE, DESIGNED BY LA PAGLIA FOR INTERNATIONAL SILVER, CIRCA 1955, comprising coffee pot, teapot, cream jug and sugar bowl, on circular foot with pierced band of flowers and foliage, the covers with stylised blossom finials, the loop handles with scrolls and ball joins, marked under base The coffee pot 10¼in. (26cm.) high; 64oz. gross weight (4)
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