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MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1913
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A SILVER FIVE-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY**
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1913
Comprising a kettle-on-stand, teapot, coffee pot, cream jug, bowl, and tray; each baluster form on four scroll feet, the lower bodies chased with foliage and scrolls, the curved handles with applied foliate thumb-piece, the handles of teapot, coffee pot and kettle with ivory insulators, the hinged domed covers with foliate and pod finials, engraved on one side with the monogram MDB, the shaped rectangular tray with foliage and scroll border with shells at intervals, the two handles with foliate joins, the outside of field engraved with a band of foliage, the center engraved with the same monogram, marked underneath bases and on reverse of tray
The tray 32 in. (81.3 cm.) long over handles; the kettle-on-stand 14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; 396 oz. (12,331 gr.) gross weight (6)
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1913
Comprising a kettle-on-stand, teapot, coffee pot, cream jug, bowl, and tray; each baluster form on four scroll feet, the lower bodies chased with foliage and scrolls, the curved handles with applied foliate thumb-piece, the handles of teapot, coffee pot and kettle with ivory insulators, the hinged domed covers with foliate and pod finials, engraved on one side with the monogram MDB, the shaped rectangular tray with foliage and scroll border with shells at intervals, the two handles with foliate joins, the outside of field engraved with a band of foliage, the center engraved with the same monogram, marked underneath bases and on reverse of tray
The tray 32 in. (81.3 cm.) long over handles; the kettle-on-stand 14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; 396 oz. (12,331 gr.) gross weight (6)
Provenance
Mary Duke Biddle (1887-1960)
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.