"Teapot And Stove Sterling Silver Black Starr & Frost"
teapot and stove in sterling silver black house starr & frost weighing 1 kilo 300 in excellent condition Founded in 1810 by Isaac Marquand - a silversmith whose family immigrated from France - Black, Starr & Frost opened his doors under the name of Marquand & Co. in New York, becoming the oldest active jewelry in the United States. At that time, two store employees - William Black and Henry Ball - eventually joined the company, which became Black, Ball & Company. In 1912, the company, then called Black, Starr & Frost, moved to the offices of New York at the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 48th Street, known as Diamond. District.