A RARE R & W WILSON COIN SILVER TEA & COFFEE SET, THE 3 WISE CHINESE MEN, 121 Oz

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A RARE R & W WILSON COIN SILVER TEA & COFFEE SET, THE 3 WISE CHINESE MEN, 121 Oz:
$2618.00

fsepasi Store AMERICAN COIN SILVER R & W WILSON CHINESE EXPORT TEA & COFFEE SERVICE

PRESENTED IS A FINE AMERICAN COIN SILVER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE CREATED BY PHILADELPHIA\'s MOST ACCOMPLISHED MAKER OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE 1800s \'ROBERT AND WILLIAM WILSON\' CIRCA 1840;
ROBERT WAS FIRST LISTED IN 1802 AND ENTERED INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLIAM, HIS BROTHER, TO CREATE SOME OF THE FINEST PIECES OF AMERICAN SILVER IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19th CENTURY;

THIS IMPORTANT SERVICE IS EXQUISITELY DECORATED WITH EMBOSSED FLORAL AND FOLIATE ARRANGEMENTS, LEAF-CAPPED ACANTHUS HANDLES, ELABORATED GREEK KEY BANDS AND EXTENSIVE BEAD-WORK;

THE SERVICE COMPRISES A COFFEE POT, A TEAPOT, A DOUBLE-HANDLED COVERED SUGAR BOWL, A DOUBLE-HANDLED WASTE BOWL, AND TWO CREAM JUGS;

THE COFFEE POT, THE TEAPOT, AND THE SUGAR BOWL SURMOUNTED BY FIGURES OF CHINA MEN WITH LONG BRAIDED HAIR ATOP GRASSY KNOLLS SYMBOLIZING \'HAPPINESS\', \'PROSPERITY\' AND \'LONG LIFE\';

ALL WITH \'R & W WILSON\' MARK ON THE BASES EXCEPT FOR ONE OF THE CREAM JUGS WHICH IS NOT MARKED; HOWEVER, ITS CONFORMING MONOGRAM AND DESIGN INDICATES THAT IT WAS MADE BY THE SAME MAKERS AROUND THE SAME DATE-- IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, ASKED THE MAKERS TO MANUFACTURE THIS ADDITIONAL JUG WHEN THEY WANTED TO ACQUIRE THE FIVE PIECE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION-- LOOK HARDLY EVER USED- THE HANDLES SECURE, THE COVERS CLOSE FLUSH, NO DENTS (SAVE FOR SOME SOFT IMPRESSIONS TO THE WASTE BOWL), NO REPAIRS OR OTHER FLAWS;

HEIGHT OF THE TALLEST: 11 1/4\";

WEIGHT AN IMPRESSIVE 120 3/4 STANDARD OUNCES-- THE EQUIVALENT OF 7 1/2 POUNDS, OR 3,422 Gr.

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