Antique American Gorham Coin Silver Mary Todd Lincoln Tea & Coffee Service, 1861

Antique Gorham & Co coin silver Mary Todd Lincoln tea and coffee set, 1861. Gorham & Co had made this set and it was gifted to Mary Todd Lincoln during the Lincoln administration. The set comprises one coffee pot, one tea pot and one hot water pot, a lidded sugar bowl and milk jug and a tea chalice with a gold wash interior. All the pieces having overall repousse and strapwork design, the lids having beaded finials. The set seems to have never been used, the silver is bright & vibrant and the hand chased details are crisp. The bases are stamped with Gorham & Co lion, anchor and a gothic letter G (used from 1852-1865) and the pattern number "30". Condition is excellent, total silver weight is 154 oz. Please see sizes and weights of each piece below. Coffee Pot12.75" tall X 8.5" wide X 5.5" deep (32.5 cm X 21.5 cm X 14 cm)40 oz Tea & Hot Water Pots 9.5" tall X 9.25" wide X 5" wide (24 cm X 23.5 cm X 12.5 cm)31 oz each/62 oz total Cream Pitcher7.25" tall X 5.75" wide