- 1302
A set of six American silver beakers, Samuel Edwards, Boston, dated 1753
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- marked on bases S.E crowned with a device below all in a shield (Kane mark C)
- silver
- height 4 1/2 in.
- 11.4 cm
three with sides engraved "The Gift of Deacon Josiah Waterman to the First Church of Christ in Weymouth / 1753," the other three engraved "The Gift of Deacon Thomas White to the First Church of Christ in Weymouth / 1753"
Provenance
The First Church of Christ, Weymouth, MA, 1753 to 1996
Jonathan Trace, September 1996
Jonathan Trace, September 1996
Exhibited
American Church Silver of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, with a few pieces of Domestic Plate. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, July-December 1911
Literature
E. Alfred Jones, The Old Silver of American Churches, 1913, pp. 492-3
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 446
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 446
Condition
five with small dings/dents; overall good
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The donor, Thomas White, yeoman, was the son of Ebenezer and Hannah (Phillips) White and was born in 1673. He married (i), about 1700, Sarah White, who died November 3, 1716; and (ii), September 15, 1740, Silence French, widow, of Abington. He died April 28, 1752. His will contains the following legacy to this church with which these beakers were brought: "I give unto the first Church of Christ in Weymouth, Six pounds, thirteen shillings and four pence lawfull money to be paid by my son James within one year after my decease."