AN AMERICAN SEVEN-PIECE SILVER SERVICE, S. KIRK & SON CO, BALTIMORE

the two similar teapots, ewer, creamer, sugar bowl, waste bowl and covered jug repousse in conforming lush floral and rural townscape designs, overall weight: 4.25 kg

a) two similar teapots of baluster form with one with rural townscape with mother and child walking along a pathway, the other one with a rural townscape both with foliate and floral, covered with gadrooned fruit-form finial, 1861-1868 marked with maker’s mark S. Kirk & Son and 11 OZ underbase; overall height: 30 cm (11 3/4 in.), weight: 2.10 kg
b) ewer in narrow ovoid form with rural landscape featuring two churches with a monogram of OD in the center below the spout, overall with architecture, foliate and floral design, 1861-1868 marked with maker’s mark S. Kirk and Son and 11 OZ underbase; overall height: 27 cm (10 1/2 in.), weight: .40 kg
c) creamer in ovoid form with rural riverside townscape with engraved monogram Wm.K from Mr. JC 1864 centered below the spout, overall architecture, foliate and floral design, 1861-1868 marked with maker’s mark S. Kirk and Son and 11 OZ twice underbase overall height: 20 cm (8 in.), weight: .40 kg
d) sugar bowl in rounded form featuring a foliate and floral motif encompassing the bowl with small garland handle,1896-1924 marked with maker’s mark S. Kirk & Sons 25/1200 208 F overall height: 10 cm (8 in.), weight: .40 kg
e) waste bowl rounded form featuring a seaside rural town with sailboat with architecture, foliate and floral, 1861-1868 marked with maker’s mark S. Kirk and Son and 11 OZ underbase overall height: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.), weight: .40 kg
f) covered jug in ovoid form featuring a rural riverside town with bridges overall architecture, foliate and floral design, covered with gadrooned fruit-form finial, 1861-1868 marked with maker’s mark S. Kirk and Son 11 OZ underbase overall height: 27 cm (10 1/2 in.), weight: .60 kg.

CONDITION
The silver tea-service set is in overall age appropriate condition. Overall tarnish is visible. The invory insulators have been removed and replaced on the two similar teapots. Would benefit from a polish.

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