PRESENTATION SILVER TEA SERVICE TO GEDNEY KING, ESQ., 1818.

PRESENTATION SILVER TEA SERVICE TO GEDNEY KING, ESQ., 1818. This 3-pc silver tea service, handmade and marked “By Baldwin & Jones, Silversmiths of Boston, Massachusetts”. This War of 1812 presentation tea service was awarded posthumously by the Boston Light Infantry to their late commander, Gedney King, Esq., 1818. Teapot with a reposse leaf design and pomegranate-type finial inscribed on one side “Boston Light Infantry, to their late commander, Gedney King Esquire, 1818”.Covered sugar bowl, similarly decorated and also with identical engraved inscription. Creamer is also similarly decorated. Also included are a couple of photocopies of documents pertaining to the Boston Light Infantry and a monument to Gedney King. SIZE: Teapot is 9” high and 10” from tip of handle to spout. CONDITION: One foot on teapot bent and in need of straightening, otherwise the tea service is in generally very good condition. 4-31010 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	431	$4,025.00	PRESENTATION SILVER TEA SERVICE TO GEDNEY KING, ESQ., 1818. This 3-pc silver tea service, handmade and marked “By Baldwin & Jones, Silversmiths of Boston, Massachusetts”. This War of 1812 presentation tea service was awarded posthumously by the Boston Light Infantry to their late commander, Gedney King, Esq., 1818. Teapot with a reposse leaf design and pomegranate-type finial inscribed on one side “Boston Light Infantry, to their late commander, Gedney King Esquire, 1818”.Covered sugar bowl, similarly decorated and also with identical engraved inscription. Creamer is also similarly decorated. Also included are a couple of photocopies of documents pertaining to the Boston Light Infantry and a monument to Gedney King. SIZE: Teapot is 9” high and 10” from tip of handle to spout. CONDITION: One foot on teapot bent and in need of straightening, otherwise the tea service is in generally very good condition. 4-31010 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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