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AN AMERICAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED BOWL, JACOB BOELEN I, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1700
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- marked center of base IB crowned in a conforming shield.
- silver
- length over handles 8 3/8 in.
- 21.2 cm
the bowl chased with six panels enclosing leaves, engraved on one side at rim K x B, with flat scroll handles.
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, January 24-27, 1990, lot 181
Jackson/Gillooly, June 1991
Jackson/Gillooly, June 1991
Exhibited
SAM American Sampler, 2002-2005
Condition
Some fissures below rim, a little extra solder at top of foot molding and where handles join body
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 flat scroll handles also appear on the very similar bowl by Jacob Boelen in the Clearwater Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, see Beth Carver Wees with Medill Higgins Harvey, Early American Silver in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013, p. 280. A later version of the flat handles appears on a bowl by Jacob's son Henricus Boelen at Winterthur, see Ian Quimby, American Silver at Winterthur, 1995, no. 155, p. 198.