Description:
Three-piece Gorham Martelé .950 Silver Coffee Service, Rhode Island, c. 1899, Spaulding & Co., retailer, coffeepot special order number 9007, sugar and creamer special order numbers 8542 and 8543, respectively, each monogrammed to underside, coffeepot ht. 12 1/4 in., approx. 50.1 troy oz.
N.B. The coffeepot took 45 hours to raise and 55 hours of hand-chasing by William E. Jordan at a net cost of $145 to produce. The creamer and sugar took 35 hours to raise and 45 hours of hand-chasing for a net cost of $100.
Estimate $4,000-8,000
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Keywords
Spaulding & Co., William E. JordanStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
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European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.