A Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tea service
Circa 1865, marked ''Tiffany & Co. / Sterling / M / 1032 / 7155'', by John C. or Edward C. Moore, comprising a teapot (10.25 x 9.5 x 5.25''), a cream jug (9.25 x 5.25 x 4''), a covered sugar bowl (8.25 x 5.5 x 4.5'') and a waste bowl (4.5 x 5.5''), with beaded and anthemia-cast rims, on tripartite paw supports, monogrammed ''M L R'', 4 pcs, 82 oz tw. approximately, est:$1500/2500
*Price Realized: $4,500.00

82 oz tw. approximately. Provenance: Property of a Private Los Angeles Collector. Condition: General light marks, scratches and tarnishing commensurate with age and use. Pieces with scattered slight dings. One leg to sugar bowl slight bent. Same with a 0.5'' circular dent near one handle. Cream jug with dent to left side of handle. Typical cracking and yellowing to insulators of teapot handle. Teapot with a 1.5'' linear dent near monogram. Also with scratches around monogram.