Decorative Arts: Discovery

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June 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm ET

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LOT 271

Lot 271

Assembled English Silver Tea & Coffee Service, Charles Boyton and Maxfield & Sons Ltd., London, 1890/1907, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., Sheffield, 1891, and Robert Pringle & Sons, Birmingham, 1915

Assembled English Silver Tea & Coffee Service, Charles Boyton and Maxfield & Sons Ltd., London, 1890/1907, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., Sheffield, 1891, and  Robert Pringle & Sons, Birmingham, 1915
Lot 271 Details
Assembled English Silver Tea & Coffee Service, Charles Boyton and Maxfield & Sons Ltd., London, 1890/1907, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., Sheffield, 1891, and Robert Pringle & Sons, Birmingham, 1915

comprising five pieces, and sugar tongs
coffee pot height 10.2 in — 26 cm
50.7 oz. — 1577 grams (weighable)

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $1,500
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

CONDITION DETAILS

Large open sugar bowl with engraved crest; dent on the finial of the coffee pot and a few other minor dents; otherwise in substantially good condition; all pieces well marked

LOT 271
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