Building America: The Wolf Family Collection
Building America: The Wolf Family Collection
An American Silver Porringer, Benjamin Brenton, Newport, circa 1740
No reserve
Auction Closed
April 21, 08:50 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
An American Silver Porringer, Benjamin Brenton, Newport, circa 1740
with deep bowl and keyhole handle engraved F/PI under lightly scratched date 1782, marked twice on back of handle.
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) long
8 oz. 5 dwt. (256 g)
Cornelius C. Moore
Sotheby's New York, January 31, 1986, lot 25
Wolf Family Collection No. 0826 (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's New York, January 31, 1986, lot 25
Wolf Family Collection No. 0826 (acquired from the above)
Ralph Carpenter, The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820, p. 183, no. 125
American Silver 1670-1830: The Moore Collection at Providence College, item 32, p. 58
American Silver 1670-1830: The Moore Collection at Providence College, item 32, p. 58