Frank Whiting Sterling 5pc Coffee/Tea Service “Knights of Pythias”

Item: 5pc Coffee/ Tea Service

Make: Frank Whiting (USA)

Age: 1920

Construction: Sterling Silver

Weight: 73.4ozt

Condition: Excellent pre-owned antique condition. A few very minor scratches and dings. Handle on the coffee pot is somewhat loose. Please see photos. 

Details: Five piece antique sterling silver coffee and tea service by Frank Whiting. Each Chippendale style piece is monogrammed with an old English "C". The reverse of the coffee pot is engraved "Presented to Brother George C. Cabell by the Pythians of Tidewater Virginia in honor of his election as Supreme Vice Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, September 16, 1920.". The Knights of Pythias were the first fraternal organization to receive a charter under an act of the US congress after investigation by the president, Abraham Lincoln. This set includes -

• 1 Coffee Pot (9 3/8" Tall x 9 1/4" Wide)
• 1 Teapot (7 1/4" Tall x 10 1/4" Wide)
• 1 Lidded Sugar Bowl (6" Tall x 7 1/2" Wide)
• 1 Cream Pitcher (5 1/2" Tal x 5 3/4" Wide)
• 1 Waste Bowl (4 1/4" Tall x 5 1/8" Wide)

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