Sold for:
$1,353
$1,353
Four-piece George III/IV Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service, London, 1815-25, maker's mark "W. E" probably for William Eley or William Ellerby, comprised of a coffeepot, teapot, creamer, and open sugar, each with a gadrooned rim and engraved oak leaf register to shoulder, raised on four ball feet, coffeepot ht. 9 in., approx. 70.1 troy oz., together with an associated Sheffield silver-plate tray with an engraved armorial to center, Matthew Boulton, maker, lg. 28 3/4 in. N.B. A copy of the original receipt from Vardi, dated October 14, 1953, accompanies the lot.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-04-05
