AN EARLY AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD, STEPHEN EMERY, BOSTON, CIRCA 1780

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October 20, 03:14 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

AN EARLY AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD, STEPHEN EMERY, BOSTON, CIRCA 1780


the handle engraved L/E*A and with a heart-shape terminal

marked left of handle S.Emery in cartouche (Kane mark A), base with scratch weight 33 oz.

32 oz 10 dwt

1007.6 g

height 9⅝ in.

24.5 cm

Jonathan Trace, September, 1979

Roy & Ruth Nutt Collection, sold

Sotheby's, New York, January 24, 2015, lot 494

Patricia E. Kane et al., Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 475


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