FIVE-PIECE BALL, TOMPKINS AND BLACK COIN SILVER COFFEE AND TEA SERVICE.Circa 1840. Including: hot water kettle, coffee pot, teapot, hot milk pitcher and creamer. Baluster-form, on octagonal foot. Each comprising panels with floral swag repoussé decoration alternating cartouches, 'RGA' monogram; foliate capped c-scroll handle, ivory insulators - 118 oz.; 9 3/4 in. high, coffee pot. Estimate $2,500-3,500
PROVENANCE: A Palm Beach, FL, estate
In overall good condition. The repoussé decoration is crisp; there are small pocks on the bodies throughout. Teapot: small dent on one monogram cartouche; handles tight at the insulators. Hot milk pitcher: The handle is loose at the insulators. Coffee pot: The handle is loose at the insulators; dent under monogramed cartouche. Creamer: Has a different monogram. Hot water kettle: Without stand; handle is loose at the insulators and joints
