ASSEMBLED AMERICAN & GERMAN FIVE-PIECE STERLING TEA & COFFEE SERVICE.Early-Mid-19th German/Early 20th Century American, Marked, with two of the pieces marked Bahlsen, with the balance marked Whiting. Consisting of five pieces: a concave ovoid form coffee pot with wooden handle and finial to hinged cover; floral/foliate repousse to the body; raised on four ball feet by Whiting; a matching teapot marked Bahlsen (German), a waste bowl with lion head/ring pulls, also marked Bahlsen; a hot water kettle on stand having lion head/ring pulls, also marked Whiting; and a handled sugar bowl with cover having wooden finial. All five pieces are engraved to the underside of base October 12, 1901. - Hot water kettle on Stand: 11 5/8" high. Coffee Pot: 8 7/8" high. Tea pot: 6 1/4" high. Waste bowl: 3 15/16" high. Sugar bowl: 5 3/8" high. Gross weight: 119 ounces. Estimate $1,500-2,000
Coffee pot having a 3/8" dent mid-body and minor split to the wooden finial. Otherwise minor surface scratches, reflective of use. The burner is also sterling.
