circa 1854, each with initials "JG", comprising: four teacups, three tea bowls, four saucers, three smaller saucers, largest 2-1/4 x 4-1/4 x 4-1/4 in.; Continental portrait miniature of Jenny Gradman, dated recto "1831", watercolor on ivory, 2-1/2 x 2 in.; held within octagonal case, 3-3/4 x 3-1/4 x 5/8 in.

Provenance: By descent in family; Private Collection, North Carolina

Note: According to the consignor's notes, this service was gifted to Jenny Gradman (1817–1889) on the occasion of her wedding to Johan Theodor Berg (1808–1895) on May 11, 1854.

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