Jones, Ball & Co., five-piece coffee and tea service

Jones, Ball & Co.
five-piece coffee and tea service

Boston, USA, c. 1853
coin silver
10 h in (25 cm)

Service is comprised of a coffee pot, teapot, hot milk jug, cream jug, and covered sugar bowl with repousse decoration of acorns and oak leaves. Engraved to underside of hot milk jug 'Crystal Palace New York 1853'. Marked to underside of each example. 88.6 ozt (gross weight).

Exhibited: Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, 1853, New York Crystal Palace, New York
Condition Report: Overall good condition, all exhibit light scratches and some indentations around body. Insulators replaced. Each engraved with monogram and crest. Color break on teapot cartouche.