Good S. Kirk & Son Six-Piece Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Service

ca. 1900, Baltimore, Maryland, including a kettle-on-stand, h. 14-3/4", l. 8-3/4", a coffeepot, h. 10-1/2", l. 9-1/2", a teapot, h. 9-1/2", l. 9-3/4", a cream jug, h. 5-7/8", l. 6", an open sugar urn, h. 6", w. 7-1/4", and a waste bowl, h. 4-1/2", dia. 5-1/2", each with an inverted pear-form body and waisted collar with invected base, arched handles and foot-ring en suite with the collar, the hinged, domed lids with floral toupie finials, all richly decorated with repousse flowers in the traditional Baltimore taste and engraved with the arms of Rawlinson of Graythwaite.
128.37 total t. oz.

Provenance: Mary Morgan Rawlinson (Mrs. John Spring) Myers of Charlotte, North Carolina, to her daughter Sophie Convere Myers, thence by descent through the family.

In generally good condition, with a few scattered dents as follows. Slight dent on the shoulder of the cream jug. Compression dents around both rear pegs of the kettle, with about a 1" dent on the shoulder. A 1/2" circular dent on the armorial of the sugar bowl. Most of these dents are well-hidden by the superlative repousse work. The hinge of the coffeepot lid is slightly bent, creating about a 1/8" gap on its front. The insulators of the kettle have shrunk creating a bit of a wiggle in the handle, but it is secure. A very handsome set with excellent repousse and engraving, a fine provenance, and relatively minor and easily reparable condition issues.