Lot Details
Lot 368
American Silver Part Tea and Coffee Service
John Curry and Curry & Preston, Philadelphia, circa 1825
Comprising coffee pot, two teapots and cream jug, each globular-form chased with band of grapes and leaves, the scroll spouts with bird masks, with leaf capped handles; Together with a Silver-Plated Two-Handled Tray. Height of coffee pot 10 3/4 inches, total approximately 135 ounces, weighable.
C Property of a Long Island Estate
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Unsold
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Generally good condition overall; no monogram nor erasures; small scattered pin point dents and marks expected from normal use; each underside engraved "JRE to ETE 1831"
Coffee pot - handle mark showing to interior; underside with traces of another inscription scratched out; handle slightly loose
Teapot 1 - handle mark showing to interior; chip loss to one insulator
Teapot 2 - handle mark showing to interior; handle slightly loose
Cream - with small bruises and crease dent; handle has been off at bottom and restuck
Tray 30 in. over handles; heavy wear to plating of surface
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Coffee pot - handle mark showing to interior; underside with traces of another inscription scratched out; handle slightly loose
Teapot 1 - handle mark showing to interior; chip loss to one insulator
Teapot 2 - handle mark showing to interior; handle slightly loose
Cream - with small bruises and crease dent; handle has been off at bottom and restuck
Tray 30 in. over handles; heavy wear to plating of surface
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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