1-OF-A-KIND GORHAM STERLING SILVER SET W/TRAY MARTELE ? Start Price USD 8,885.00 Current Price USD 8,885.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 04, 2008 End Time Monday, July 14, 2008 Location VISIT LAUREN STANLEY FOR THE BEST SILVER! See more about '1-OF-A-KIND GORHAM STERLING SILVER SET W/TRAY MARTELE ?' Description Please visit our NEW ebay store and Lauren Stanley's NEW headquarters at 249 E. 48th Street to view this item call Stan for an appointment 1-212-888-6732. Being offered is a fine ONE-OF-A-KIND circa 1899 (martele ?) sterling silver coffee set with sugar and creamer and tray by Gorham, of Providence, RI, each piece superbly chased in a floral and leaf motif with rococo flourishes, the chased relief/design being very high and crisp, the Turkish style coffee pot with flip lid, the two (2) inch outer border also magnificently chased..  Total weight 104 oz.  Dimensions:  coffee pot  11 inches high by 6 1/2 inches over handle and spout; sugar bowl with everted and chased lip 3 inches high by 4 1/4 inches diameter; creamer 5 inches high by 4 1/4 inches over spout and handle; and tray 16 inches long by 12 1/2 inches wide by 1 1/2 inches high at rim.  Elaborate engraved 'MW' monogram on tray, 'MW' monogram also on bottom of coffee pot, creamer and sugar bowl. Marked as illustrated in photo. In excellent, if not mint condition, with original ivories intact.  (In the early days of Martele, much was made on the sterling standard and Gorham and Spaulding & Co. of Chicago had a close partnership regarding the martele line of goods.  The Turkish coffee pot is listed in L.J. Pristo, Ph.D.'s book:  'Martele--Gorham's NOuveau Art Silver.  The other pieces, i.e. the numbers in horizontal rectangles, are not listed.  The horizonal rectangle with round corners around the numbers indicates the set is a one-of-a-kind set.) Please MAXIMIZE each photo to see and appreciate all details of item! Please view our other Sterling items! Be sure to add laurenstanley to your favorites list! You are never sorry when you buy the best! Please email us at info@laurenstanley.com with any inquiries and with your name and postal address for upcoming exhibitions. Also, please click on the ME button above and learn more about us and American Silver. Visit Lauren Stanley at our new address 249 E.48th Street, New York, New York 10017 (212-888-6732) for the finest and largest collection of 19th & 20th Century American Silver -- but please call ahead, Stan may be out of the showroom plowing the north 40! If you do not have a feedback rating of 10 or over please contact us before bidding. SHIPPING INFORMATION: We ship EXCLUSIVELY U.P.S. and only to the U.S. unless we agree otherwise prior to close of the auction. Again, PLEASE NOTE, no shipments outside of United States. Shipping/Handling/Insurance charges within the United States are as follows: for items of value to $500 -- $15.00; $500.00 to $1,000.00 -- $25.00; $1,000.00 to $5,000.00 -- $40.00; above $5,000.00 please inquire.(Fees are based on shipments to continental 48 States.) Add 8.365% sales tax for New York State residents. Payment must be made within ten (10) days unless otherwise agreed to. Payment may be made by personal check or thru PayPal. If paid thru paypal, we will only ship to confirmed, eligible Paypal addresses. Please ask about our new Layaway Plan before the close of the auction! And we are always looking to purchase 19th & 20th Century American Silver! Please visit our ebay ME page Place a Bid!