Baily, Banks Biddle Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea Service.
Auction Date: August 22, 2020
Estimate: Estimate: $1,300 - $1,600
Sold for: $1,440
Lot: 22
Philadelphia, PA.
Comprising a 2 pint coffee pot, 2 pint tea pot, creamer, and covered sugar coffee and tea pots both with bone spacers to their handles. All with monograms.
Marked Bailey, Banks Biddle Co. / Sterling / S in oval, 925 in shield, BBB in oval. Coffee pot with 1902 to the underside.
Approximate dimensions: Coffee pot 10 3/4 inches high, teapot 8 3/4 inches high, creamer 5 1/4 inches high, sugar 7 1/4 inches high. Approximate weighable silver including bone spacers: 68.3709 troy oz..
Condition: Some tarnish and surface wear. Coffee pot handle is a bit loose. Coffee and sugar lids both get stuck due to stuble deformations in the rims. Small dents to creamer.