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Tea Set Circa 1869 museum-quality four-piece sterling silver
tea set identical to a tea and coffee set in the Dallas Museum of Art
pictured in Charles Venable's "Silver In America" (see last
photo in this listing for a photo of this page 53 which illustrates
the coffeepot to the set with trivet from the book, "Silver in
America 1840-1940" which is must reading for anyone interested in
19th Century American Silver--the book is the "Bible" for
this period of silver). Mr. Venable attributes the set to
Gale, North & Dominick, New York, NY circa 1869. Set
consists of an 8 ½ inch high tea pot on footed trvet ( 8 inches
by 6 ¾ inches); a 7 inch high lidded sugar bowl; and a 5 ¾ high inch
creamer. Total weight: 68 ozs. Monogrammed G. Marked 925
Sterling 4. Original ivories are intact. Gothic
revival finials gothic inspired forms. Each piece has an
undulating, octagonal shape. Entire body of each piece has
ornate engraving and brightcut work. ! Price: $5,500.00 |
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