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A LARGE AMERICAN SILVER AGRICULTURAL PRIZE PUNCH BOWL, ISAAC HUTTON, ALBANY, DATED 1810 |
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base HUTTON and ALBANY and with two pseudo hallmarks of birds
- diameter 12 in.
- 30.5 cm
engraved on one side with the arms of Albany, the other with inscription "STATE OF NEW YORK/ By the SOCIETY for the Promotion of USEFUL ARTS/ This PREMIUM is AWARDED/ to George Booth of / the County of Dutchess, for the Best Specimen/ of WOOLEN CLOTH Cloth of FAMILY MANUFACTURE/ Exhibited the present year 1810."
Condition
in good condition
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
This bowl is one of a group of silver objects commissioned by Albany's Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts to be given as agricultural prizes. The society was chartered in 1804, aiming to "make improvements in agriculture" in New York. This first prize bowl was awarded to George Booth on March 14, 1810 and is documented in the Transactions of the Society of Useful Arts published in 1814: "to George Booth of the county of Dutchess, for the best specimen of county family manufactured woollen cloth, a premium of 150 dollars, in a piece of plate."
Another bowl awarded to George Booth by the Society and made by Isaac Hutton was part of the collection of Roy and Ruth Nutt, sold Sotheby's, New York, January 24, 2015, lot 443. That bowl is slightly smaller and was awarded in 1809 as the third prize. Hutton also made for the Society another similar bowl given in 1811 and a teapot given in 1813, both at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a bowl at the Albany Institute.
Another bowl awarded to George Booth by the Society and made by Isaac Hutton was part of the collection of Roy and Ruth Nutt, sold Sotheby's, New York, January 24, 2015, lot 443. That bowl is slightly smaller and was awarded in 1809 as the third prize. Hutton also made for the Society another similar bowl given in 1811 and a teapot given in 1813, both at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a bowl at the Albany Institute.