Description:
Four-piece George III Sterling Silver Tea Service, London, Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, maker, the creamer and waste bowl 1810-11, the coffeepot and teapot 1812-13, the coffeepot lacking maker's mark, each ovoid, with engraved bands of foliate decoration, on four ball feet, coffeepot ht. 8 1/2 in., approx. 65.5 troy oz.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
Teapot foot bent in slightly (off-kilter). Coffepot slightly off-kilter. Otherwise only minor usage wear nicks and abrasions.
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