$5,875
Six Piece Ball, Black and Co. Silver Tea and Coffee Service, New York, third quarter 19th century, bearing E&H mark for Eoff & Shepherd, comprising kettle on stand, teapot, coffeepot, covered sugar, covered milk jug, and waste bowl, all pear shaped, chased and embossed with flower stems and C-scrolls on stippled ground, with central rocaille cartouches, with crabstock handles and spout, the domed lids engraved with lambrequin band, and with flower stem finials, bases with similar openwork foliate feet, coffeepot ht. 12 3/4 in., approx. 201 troy oz. total.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-04-24