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Six-piece tea and coffee service with tray
Six-piece tea and coffee service with tray
Mexico, c. 1950-55
sterling silver, wood 10½ h × 7 w × 6½ d in (27 × 18 × 17 cm)
sterling silver, wood 10½ h × 7 w × 6½ d in (27 × 18 × 17 cm)
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $6,175
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Tray measures: 28 w over handles x 18.5 d inches.
Service is comprised of a kettle on stand, coffee pot, teapot, cream jug, covered sugar bowl, waste bowl, and two-handled tray.
Impressed manufacturer's marks to underside of most elements ‘Hecho en Mexico 0925’, ‘Sterling HA Taxco Mexico’, and ‘Sterling’ with eagle mark. Impressed manufacturer's marks to underside of burner and stand ‘Sterling HA Taxco Mexico’ with eagle mark.
literature: Dreaming in Silver, Morrill, pg. 200
