A MARTELÉ SILVER SIX-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY
Lot 301 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A MARTELÉ SILVER SIX-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1918

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A MARTELÉ SILVER SIX-PIECE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WITH TRAY
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1918
Comprising a kettle-on-stand, teapot, coffee pot, cream jug, sugar bowl and waste bowl, each of bombé form on a lobed and shaped oval base, the hammered body chased with flowers, the high-domed covers with openwork foliate and berry finial, the kettle, teapot and coffee pot with wood insulators, the cream jug with gilt interior, the tray shaped oval, each with monogram EMS, each marked under base, also marked LQU-LQV, the tray LQS
The coffeepot 11 in. (28 cm.) high; 335 oz. (10,432 gr.) gross weight, the tray 31 ½ in. (79.5 cm.) long

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According to Larry Pristo in Martelé: Gorham’s Nouveau Art Silver (2002), this tea and coffee service was made by William L. Hughes or E. Hughes, the tray by John M. Sorum. The service required 545 hours to make and 435 hours to chase. The records indicate the five-piece service was priced at $1,000.