An American Silver Six-piece Tea and Coffee Set, R & W Wilson, Philadelphia, circa 1850

comprising: two Teapots, Coffee Pot, Creamer, covered Sugar Bowl, and Waste Bowl, each embossed and chased with chinamen and flying birds in fanciful architectural landscapes including pagodas, and palm trees, the angular handles capped with ram's heads and domed covers with finials modeled as seated chinamen, vermiculé borders, inside of foot rims engraved with presentation inscription

intials probably removed from each piece but not thin, waste bowl with large dent to lower body and could use a little straightening, otherwise good condition, chasing crisp
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The presentation inscription reads: "FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH FROM ANN & MERRILL GROSS 1959".