For over a century, one household bought beautifully and never let anything go. The silver came from Philadelphia's great jewelers, added to across decades and generations: a Gorham coffee service, trumpet vases for the table, candlesticks, spoons worn smooth by use. The china followed the same instinct, from a Haviland Limoges dinner service to hand painted Dresden compotes. What they chose to live with tells you where they were from. Independence Hall above the mantel. The Treaty Elm....