Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Sat, May 16, 2015 09:00AM EDT - Mon, May 18, 2015 09:00AM EDT
Lot 472

Three Piece Kirk Coin Silver Tea

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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Service American, 1846-1868, all with extensive repousse decoration with Asian structures, exotic birds, twig handles with ram's head mounts, one open cartouche, floral finial, 10-1/4 in. coffee pot with ivory spacers, creamer and lidded sugar with marks that date 1868-1924, marks for S. Kirk & Son (Baltimore, Maryland), no monograms, 44.98 oz. T., coffee and creamer with bent bases, sugar rim bent, light scratches. Notes: ?This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn.. Provenance: Descended in family of John Lawrence Manning, Governor of South Carolina, 1852-1854, and builder of Millford Plantation, Pinewood, South Carolina

Condition

coffee and creamer with bent bases, sugar rim bent, light scratches