Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 19

Antique American Gorham Coin Silver Mary Todd Lincoln Tea & Coffee Service, 1861

About the Item

Antique Gorham & Co coin silver Mary Todd Lincoln tea and coffee set, 1861. Gorham & Co had made this set and it was gifted to Mary Todd Lincoln during the Lincoln administration. The set comprises one coffee pot, one tea pot and one hot water pot, a lidded sugar bowl and milk jug and a tea chalice with a gold wash interior. All the pieces having overall repousse and strapwork design, the lids having beaded finials. The set seems to have never been used, the silver is bright & vibrant and the hand chased details are crisp. The bases are stamped with Gorham & Co lion, anchor and a gothic letter G (used from 1852-1865) and the pattern number "30". Condition is excellent, total silver weight is 154 oz. Please see sizes and weights of each piece below. Coffee Pot 12.75" tall X 8.5" wide X 5.5" deep (32.5 cm X 21.5 cm X 14 cm) 40 oz Tea & hot water pots 9.5" tall X 9.25" wide X 5" wide (24 cm X 23.5 cm X 12.5 cm) 31 oz each/62 oz total Cream pitcher 7.25" tall X 5.75" wide X 3.75" deep (18.5 cm X 14.5 cm X 9.5 cm) 14 oz Chalice 5.25" tall X 6" wide X 5.25" deep (13.5 cm X 15 cm X 13.5 cm) 15 oz Sugar dish (with lid) 9" tall X 7" wide X 4.75" deep (23 cm X 18 cm X 12 cm) 22 oz.
  • Creator:
    Gorham CO. (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.75 in (32.39 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 7
  • Style:
    American Empire (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Silver,Engraved,Repoussé
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1859
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Portland, OR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: C12371stDibs: LU4876127715402
More From This SellerView All
You May Also Like
  • Antique American Coin Silver "Ball, Tompkins & Black" 6 Piece Tea Service, 1840s
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    Magnificent antique American coin silver 6 piece tea service by Retailer "Ball, Tompkins & Black" of New York, New York, Circa 1840's. Large coffee pot...
    Category

    Antique Early 19th Century American Tea Sets

    Materials

    Silver, Sterling Silver

  • 5 Piece of Tea & Coffee Service Gorham Sterling Silver in Eglantine, 1887
    By Gorham
    Located in Gardena, CA
    5 Piece of tea & coffee service Gorham sterling silver in Eglantine, 1887 Repousse flowers and swirls with hand hammered handles. Waste bowl and creamer with gilt interiors. A 4 l...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Tea Sets

    Materials

    Sterling Silver

  • Antique Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
    By Walker & Hall
    Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
    A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver four piece tea and coffee set; part of our silver teaware collection. This magnificent antique sterling silver tea and...
    Category

    Antique Early 1900s British Tea Sets

    Materials

    Sterling Silver

  • Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service
    By Yu Chang
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    This stunning and complete seven-piece Chinese export silver tea and coffee service was crafted by Yu Chang of Shanghai and Hong Kong, a firm re...
    Category

    Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets

    Materials

    Sterling Silver

  • Antique Persian Engraved Silver Tea Service
    Located in London, GB
    Antique Persian engraved silver tea service Persian, early 20th century Measures: Tray: Height 1.5cm, width 38.5cm, depth 27cm Teapot: Height 17c...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Persian Sterling Silver

    Materials

    Silver

  • Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Four-Piece Tea and Coffee Service
    By Robert Hennell III
    Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
    An exceptional, fine and impressive, composite antique Victorian English sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service/set; part of our silver teaware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian four-piece sterling silver tea and coffee service consists of a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug. Each piece has a pear shaped form onto a circular spreading foot. The pieces of this Victorian tea and coffee set are embellished with embossed panels in a swirl design, accented with bright cut engraved segmented quatrefoil leaf motifs on a textured background. One side of each piece incorporates a circular cartouche displaying the engraved initial 'B'. The upper rims are encompassed with plain applied moulded borders. The teapot and coffee pot are fitted with domed hinged hallmarked covers reflecting the identical decoration as that to the body. Each cover retains the original hallmarked cast sterling silver finial embellished with scrolling leaf ornamentation. The components of this antique silver tea set...
    Category

    Antique 1860s British Victorian Tea Sets

    Materials

    Silver, Sterling Silver

Recently Viewed

View All