(lot of 9) Reed and Barton sterling silver coffee and tea service, the 'Plymouth' pattern, from the estate of American baseball player Christy Mathewson (Christopher "Christy" Mathewson, 1880-1925), inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame, inscribed on the tray ''Presented to Christy Mathewson by his New York Friends, May 12th 1917", on that day the Cincinnati Reds played the New York Giants in New York, Christy Mathewson’s former team. Less than a year earlier, Mathewson had been traded by the Giants to Cincinnati. Once a star pitcher for New York, and now player-manager of the Reds he was opposed that day by his former New York Giants manager John McGraw, the set monogrammed CM, is comprised of: (1) kettle on stand, handle slightly loose, overall: 11.5"h; (1) coffee pot, 7"h; (1) teapot, 5.5"h; (1) lidded sugar, 5"h, 7"w; (1) cream pitcher, 3.5"h, 5.75"w; (1) waste pot, 3.5"h, 4.75"w; (1) large handled service tray, inscribed as mentioned above, 26.26"l, 15.25"w; together with (1) English pierced sterling tea strainer, 6"l and (1) Alvin 'Bridal Rose' spoon, 5.75"l, monogrammed CM; small dents, 188.24ozt total (inclusive of spacers) *Provenance: Estate of Michael Frary, Painter, (California, Texas, 1918-2005), related by marriage to Christy Mathewson (American, 1880-1925). Nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", Christy Mathewson is remembered as one of the greatest major league pitchers of all time. His win-loss record is 373-188, with an earned run average of 2.13 and 2,507 career strikeouts. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 as one of it's first five inaugural members and later named to the Major League Baseball All-Century team* Start Price: $10,000.00