$4,800
Six-piece Gorham Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set, Providence, Rhode Island, date cipher for 1894 and 1896, each with lobed melon-form body, scrolled foliate handle, and spreading foot, monogrammed, comprising teapot, coffeepot, and hot water kettle on stand with burner, each with ivory heat stops, creamer, covered sugar, and waste bowl, approx. 134.6 troy oz.; together with an associated silver-plated tray. Creamer with dent to foot. Spouts on coffee and teapots very slightly out of shape. Kettle finial very slightly off kilter. Burner lacking cover and pin. Scattered minor surface abrasions and pin prick size dents.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-10-06