AN AMERICAN SILVER “CIRCA ‘70” TEA AND COFFEE SET, DESIGNED BY DONALD COLFLESH FOR GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RI, 1960
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October 25, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
AN AMERICAN SILVER “CIRCA ‘70” TEA AND COFFEE SET, DESIGNED BY DONALD COLFLESH FOR GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RI, 1960
comprising a Teapot, Coffee Pot, Creamer, covered Sugar Bowl and Tray with a black Formica center
marked on bases, with date mark for 1960, tea and coffee set numbered 1461-64, tray numbered 1081
89 oz gross excluding tray
2768 g
height of coffee pot 11⅝ in.; diameter of tray 18 in.
29.5 cm; 45.7 cm
An example of this coffee set is illustrated in Jewel Stern, Modernism in American Silver, p. 260-61.
This set is part of the contemporary sterling collection that Gorham introduced in 1960 called Circa '70, which featured atomic designs inspired by space travel. Designed by Donald Colflesh, the line shows the influences of studio silversmith Frederick A. Miller, one of his teachers at Cleveland Institute of Art.