Vintage Sterling Iced Teaspoon Coasters

Here is a set of 6 Webster sterling silver iced teaspoon coaster. The set was purchased from Bourgeois Jeweler in Jackson MS. Each coaster is 2.5” long by 1.5” wide. Information on Bourgeois Jewelry- Alfred Bourgeois Jewelers & Optician • French immigrant Alfred Bourgeois (c. 1866-1947), said to have left home at age 14 • arrived at the U.S. c. 1882 • became an apprentice jeweler in New Orleans • in 1887 he married fellow French immigrant Julie Aynaud, moved to Jackson & opened a shop on State St. • described Jackson as "one big mud puddle with a saloon on every corner, wooden sidewalks and a one-mile mule car for transportation." — The Northside Sun (Jackson, MS) 12 Jun 1986 • purchased the Bourgoise Bldg. on Capitol Street in 1900 • installed a metal ceiling imported from Germany & a tile floor, laid by workers from New Orleans & said to be the first in the state • throughout its 100 year run at this location, the Bourgeois family maintained the building's exterior & interior as they were in its early years —The Clarion Ledger (Jackson, MS), 29 Oct, 1986 • the business was permanently closed in 1986