A five-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service The Stieff Co., Baltimore, MD, early 20th century

Comprising a coffeepot, a teapot, a covered sugar dish, a waste bowl, and a creamer, the bodies of hexagonal urn form, decorated with engraved floral and scroll motifs, engraved with monogram "W" and "G" on opposite sides, marked.

(H: 10 in. W: 8 1/4 in. D: 3 3/4 in. (coffeepot), Total weight: 64.755 oz. t.)

Provenance

Property formerly in the collection of Christine O. Groves Burton (1893-1973), Baltimore, Maryland
Thence by descent to the present consignor.

Note

The majority of the items from this collection were acquired or ordered by Christine O. Groves (Burton) to furnish her home, built 1922, a Colonial Revival stucco mansion located at 225 Northway, Baltimore, Maryland. The house still stands.

with mostly clean surfaces, having some occasional persistent tarnish commensurate with age; some of the bases are a little askew, so a couple pieces slightly wobble; coffeepot with slightly crooked finial; occasional minor dings or scratches commensurate with use; the teapot with presently detached / loose handle