Frank M. Whiting "Champlain" Sterling Silver Tea & Coffee Service

The seven piece serving including a presentation tray engraved "Presented to / Governor and Mrs. Fielding Wright / by the Members of His Staff / on Inauguration Day / January 20 / 1948" (LOA 31.25 in.), a water pitcher, coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl with cover, creamer, and waste bowl; each with period "W" monogram, hand-chased with floral design, original caramel colored Bakelite insulators.

251.6 total troy oz.

From the Estate of Isaac Emerson Murray, Jr., Durham, NC

Dubbed a "Dixiecrat" by the New York Times in his 1956 obituary, Fielding Wright served a term and a half as governor of Mississippi and was a Vice Presidential candidate on the States Rights ticket in 1948. Born in Rolling Fork, MS in 1895, he earned a law degree from the University of Alabama before serving with the Army in France during WWI.

Good estate condition; some scratching to tray.

$3,000 - 4,000