AN AMERICAN SILVER SIX-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE AND TWO-HANDLED TRAY, MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1917, MARTELE

AN AMERICAN SILVER SIX-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE AND TWO-HANDLED TRAY
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1917, MARTELE
Oval with undulating sides and rims, tea set chased with sprays of chrysanthemums, the tray with violets, all with chased script monogram JR, comprising: a kettle on lampstand, a teapot, a coffee pot, a creamer, a two-handled covered sugar bowl, a waste bowl and a two-handled oval tray, marked on undersides and coded R/ZZ, kettle LPQ, tray LQY
30 ½ in. (77.5 cm.) long, over handles (the tray); 11 ¾ in. (30 cm.) high (the kettle on lampstand)
362 oz. (11,258 gr.) gross weight

Provenance

Christie?s, New York, 6 October 1983, lot 379 (cover lot).