$1,528
Assembled Five-Piece Silver Tea and Coffee Service, John W. Forbes, maker, New York, 1808-38, comprising tea and hot water pots, covered sugar, creamer, and waste bowl, the teapot, sugar bowl, and creamer with "J.W. Forbes" in a rectangle stuck once or twice on the underside of the body, the teapot and sugar bowl with additional hallmarks, the waste bowl with indistinct "C-GF" mark in a rectangle, (possibly for Colin Van Gilder Forbes), the hot water pot unmarked, (imperfections), ht. 4 1/2-9 1/4 in., total approx. 99 troy oz.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-06-03