Description

Circa 1900 excellent quality American sterling silver coffee service, with heavy weight, by the famous Shreve and Co. of San Francisco, California.
Shreve and Co., a firm with a history as old as the city of San Francisco itself, has made silver for Kings, American presidents, and many other important people and organisations. They were selected to make the state of California's gift for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and have exhibited silver pieces in Goldsmiths Hall in London.
This service is a lovely 3 piece coffee service standing on pedestals comprising a coffee pot with cover, covered sugar bowl, and an open bowl. All pieces are marked Shreve and Co., San Francisco, and sterling 10604. There is an attractive monogram to one side of each piece, while the other side is vacant.
This sterling quality is .925 fine, identical to the silver content of English sterling silver.
Size-The coffee pot is 10.5 inches high by 9 inches at widest point, has a 2 1/2 pint capacity mark and is fashioned in a baluster shape with a silver handle with ivory spacers, and the lid is surmounted with a cast pomegranate finial.
The covered bowl also has two silver handles and is 7.5 inches high by 6 inches wide (handle to handle). The lid is surmounted with a cast pomegranate finial, while the interior has an additional interior gilt lining.
The open bowl is 4.5 inches high by 4 inches wide.
Weight-1185 grams, or over 38 troy ounces!
Considering the value of just the scrap weight of this service, this is a wonderful value, as silver prices continue to soar.
This is a lovely extremely well crafted very substantial service by famous makers in very good condition. An excellent chance to own a very stylish service at a great price. A wonderful value!
This set will ship from the USA to most worldwide destinations.
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