Description A six-piece coin silver repoussé tea and coffee service Isaac Reed & Son (active c. 1830-1850), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1840Comprising two coffeepots, a teapot, a covered sugar dish, a creamer, and a waste bowl; decorated with floral and rocaille motifs, each engraved with monogram, "MW," the underside of each engraved with succession of owners: "Valerie L. Quam. September 8, 2007/ Charlotte Kenner. April 2nd, 1857/ Lilian M. Jones. December 5th, 1889/ Phoebe W. Adams. April 5th, 1915/ Phebe McKean Sargent. March 22, 1951," all marked "I. Reed & Son" and "Philad."(H: 10 1/2 in. W: 11 1/2 in. D: 5 1/2 in. (coffeepots), Total weight: 140.025 oz. t.)ProvenanceCharlotte Kenner (1839-1890) and George J. Harding (1827-1902),Thence by descent in the Harding family to the present consignor, with presumed succession below: Lilian M. JonesPhoebe W. AdamsPhebe McKean SargentValerie L. QuamNoteEdwin M. Stanton presented this tea and coffee service to Charlotte Kenner and George J. Harding (1827-1902) on their wedding date, revealed in the will of George and Charlotte`s daughter, Bella Harding Scratchley. George Harding was a patent lawyer who argued cases before the Supreme Court, including McCormick v. Manny, which involved his colleague Stanton and even Abraham Lincoln, then a lawyer in Illinois. Harding also built a hotel in the Catskills, Hotel Kaaterskill, which became known as a "spite hotel," the reason for which was an incident at a friend`s mountain resort. Harding`s request for broiled chicken for his sick daughter was denied because of the resort`s inflexible dinner rules, so he purchased his own plot of land on which he would build his hotel.