Gorham Coin Silver Coffee and Tea Service

Each piece masterfully crafted in raised ovoid form.

Sharply tapering to thick, stepped, beaded circular base.

Most unique, banded and bead shoulder. Here, single beads placed at considerable distance from one another.

Raised beaded upper rim.

Richly ornamented handles and spout.

Subtle, intentional design variations among the pieces. Gives the set even more visual and collector appeal.

For example, the waste bowl with curled vine framed, spread satin chased leaf handles. In contrast, the sugar bowl displays similar, though more elaborate handles. Here the leaves are extended and softly curving downward. Terminating in "scroll and bar". Joined to elegant, panel engraved anthemion joins.

Tea and coffee pots with long, sweeping upward spouts. Both chased leaf cap and leaf "surround", curled backward at the tip. Followed by thick, beaded "collar".

Remainder of the spout with rough, pebble chased side panels and ruffled leaf mount.

The cream pitcher with covered spout. Quite rare. Equally as ornate, with chased leaf and vine cap and raised "clover" mount below.

Tall, high arched leaf and collar cap and embellished handles. Stylized "arrow head" lower join.

High domed, recessed circular covers. Well fit. Topped with unique bell cap, button and bead form finials. On raised urn pedestal base.

Monogrammed Gothic "CMT".

This rare, c1859 Mrs. Abraham Lincoln Gorham coin silver cream pitcher is 8 inches tall, 5 1/2 handle to spout 15 1/2 ounces.

Waste bowl 6 inches diameter, 5 1/2 tall, 16 1/2 ounces.

The sugar 9 1/2 inches tall, 7 diameter and 25 ounces. Yes, 25 ounces.

The teapot 9 3/4 inches tall, 9 1/2 handle to spout, 33 ounces.

The coffee pot is 10 1/4 inches tall, 9 1/4 handle to spout and weighs 33 ounces.

The entire set crafted of exceptionally thick, heavy guage coin silver. The set weighs 123 ounces. One of the heaviest, most substantial five piece mid 19th century American coin sets we have ever encountered.

Each of the five pieces in the set is in excellent condition. Appears little, if ever used. Rich, lustreous silver patina throughout. The extensive leaf and vine embellished spouts and handles retain their original crisp, vibrant hand chased detail. Handles secure. Covers fit snugly. Few tiny pin head size indents. And couple of very shallow pinky size impressions. None of these at all distracting.

Each of the five pieces fully hallmarked under base as shown. Including Gorham's exceptionally early, and famous pattern number "30", "Gorham & Co.", trademark lion, anchor and Gothic "G", and "COIN". This precise hallmark is illustrated in Carpenter page 229, and indicates c1859 crafting.