Lot 331
  • 331

An American silver Neoclassical eight-piece tea and coffee set, Brand Chatillon Co., New York, circa 1915

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on bases and numbered V60
  • Silver, ivory
  • height of coffee pot 12 in., length of tray 25 5/8 in.
  • 30.5cm, 65.1cm
comprising a Teapot, large Coffee Pot, smaller Coffee Pot, Creamer, smaller Creamer, covered Sugar Bowl, smaller open Sugar Bowl, and Waste Bowl, vase-shaped bodies with Vitruvian scroll borders, engraved bellflowers, monogrammed  AR.  Together with an oval silver tray with fluted border, Reed & Barton, Taunton, MA, 1928 , 9 pieces

Provenance

Sophie Gimbel, New York, Palm Beach and London

Condition

coffee pot with loose handle and ding on foot; hot water pot with dings on body; covered sugar bowl with dents to lip of lid; creamer with dent to lower body; small waste bowl with dings on body; tray with ding in border; otherwise good, crisp condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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