Lot Details
Lot 171
Victorian Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service
J. McKay, Edinburgh, 1857
Comprising a teapot, coffee pot, cream jug, sugar bowl and kettle on stand, each baluster-form, the spiral fluting with foliate chased panels. Height of coffee pot 12 inches (30 cm), height of kettle on stand 16 1/2 inches (41.8 cm), total approximately 137 ounces.
Provenance:
John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, 1941
C Property of a Private Philadelphia Collection
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Sold for $5,040 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Good condition overall with light surface marking and small dents as expected from casual use; the kettle engraved with arms, the other pieces with crests, all with later script monogram to other side; the teapot crest engraved over a soft erasure, now solder strengthened and showing to interior; teapot with old repair to body showing to interior; clearly hallmarked
Teapot 12 in. long
Coffee pot 12 in. ht.
Kettle on stand 16 in. ht.
Cream jug 7 1/4 in. ht.
Sugar bowl 5 1/2 in. dia.
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Teapot 12 in. long
Coffee pot 12 in. ht.
Kettle on stand 16 in. ht.
Cream jug 7 1/4 in. ht.
Sugar bowl 5 1/2 in. dia.
SOLD WITH THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISEMENT AND INVOICE USED TO ACQUIRE CITES PERMIT TO ENABLE SALE IN NEW YORK STATE
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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