Coin Silver Tea Service, Mark of William Forbes

New York, circa 1830s-1850s, stamped "W. Forbes / New York" with pseudo hallmarks of a crown and star; includes a teapot (9 3/4 in.), sugar bowl (8 in.), creamer, and waste bowl; the lobed forms featuring allover hand-chased grape and vine decoration with naturalistic feet and handles, paired with a uniform silver-plated waiter's tray by E. G. Webster & Son (16 1/4 x 25 1/2 in.), not monogrammed.

77.6 total weighable troy oz.

Private Collection of a Lady, Pine Level, North Carolina

Some barely visible denting, the sugar bowl with two small losses to the grape repousse; some surface scratches to the waiter's tray.