American Silver “Circa ‘70” Four-Piece Tea Set, Designed by Donald Colflesh for Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1967
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January 23, 05:02 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
American Silver “Circa ‘70” Four-Piece Tea Set, Designed by Donald Colflesh for Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1967
comprising a Teapot, Coffee Pot, Creamer, and covered Sugar Bowl, marked on bases and numbered 1461-64. Together with a two-handled tray with wood base and glass surface by Shreve & Co., San Francisco, 5 pieces.
86 oz 15 dwt gross excluding tray
2699.5 g
height of coffee pot 11 3/4 in.; length of tray 25 1/4 in.
30 cm; 64.2 cm
An example of this coffee set is illustrated in Jewel Stern, Modernism in American Silver, p. 260-61.
This set is part of the contemporary sterling collection that Gorham introduced in 1960 called Circa '70, which featured atomic designs inspired by space travel. Designed by Donald Colflesh, the line shows the influences of studio silversmith Frederick A. Miller, one of his teachers at Cleveland Institute of Art.
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