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AN AMERICAN SILVER DRAM CUP, JOHN CONEY, BOSTON, CIRCA 1680
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- marked inside bowl JC over a coney in a heart-shaped cartouche (Kane mark A).
- silver
- length over handles 4 1/4 in.
- 10.6 cm
shallow circular with reeded scroll handles, the base engraved MB conjoined.
Provenance
Dr. John Jeffries (1745-1819), to his son
Dr. John Jeffries Jr. (1796-1876), then by descent to
Catharine Amory Jeffries, given in 1910 as a christening gift to
George Jeffries Harrington, and by descent until sold
Sotheby's New York, January 21-22, 2000, lot 131
Dr. John Jeffries Jr. (1796-1876), then by descent to
Catharine Amory Jeffries, given in 1910 as a christening gift to
George Jeffries Harrington, and by descent until sold
Sotheby's New York, January 21-22, 2000, lot 131
Exhibited
Salem, Mass: The Essex Institute, on long-term loan 1963-1979
SAM American Sampler, 2002-2005
SAM American Sampler, 2002-2005
Literature
Martha Gandy Fales, Early American Silver, 1970, p. 41, pl. 37
Kane 1998, p. 325
Kane 1998, p. 325
Condition
good condition, clear mark
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
According to family tradition, this cup was used to feed an infant John Jeffries in the Jeffries house at Tremont and Bromfield Streets in Boston. During one such feeding in the 1740s, the roof fell in during a severe storm, and nurse and infant fell into the cellar; two beams crossed over their heads and saved them from injury.
Dr. Jeffries was later an ardent sportsman, obtaining permission from the occupying British to sail his yacht in the harbor during the siege of Boston, and in 1785 being the first man to cross the English Channel by balloon. His son Dr. John Jeffries Jr. was one of the founders of Boston Islands Hospital, later Massachusetts General Hospital.