Three-Piece Silver Presentation Tea Service

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Three-Piece Silver Presentation Tea Service, Hy. Wilkinson & Co., Sheffield, England, 1837-38, and Marquand & Co., New York, c. 1838, comprising teapot, creamer, and covered sugar, all lobed lozenge form with acanthus and shell repousse decoration, the domed lids with conch shell finials, on radiating acanthus bases, each engraved with the inscription: "PRESENTED TO Captain Ira Bursley, BY THE Pafsengers on board the Packet Ship CAMBRIDGE, on her Voyage from Liverpool to New York, as a testimony of their high opinion of his Seamanship and gentlemanly conduct, NOVEMBER 3d, 1838."; the teapot with repousse reserve depicting the ship CAMBRIDGE surrounded by shell and acanthus decoration, and marks for Hy. Wilkinson & Co. with 1837-38 date mark, the creamer and covered sugar bowl with Marquand & Co., New York, maker's marks, approx. 89 troy oz. total, teapot ht. 8 1/4 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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