Building America: The Wolf Family Collection
Building America: The Wolf Family Collection
An American Silver Tankard, William Simpkins, Boston, circa 1750-70
Auction Closed
April 21, 08:50 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
An American Silver Tankard, William Simpkins, Boston, circa 1750-70
of good weight and generous size, tapered cylindrical with midband, stepped cover with writhen urn finial, scroll handle engraved C above T*E, marked left of handle and center of base.
9 in. (22.9 cm) high
32 oz. (995 g)
Mrs. W.F. (Madeleine Fisher) Hamilton
J. Herbert Gebelein, 1956
Cornelius C. Moore
Sotheby's New York, January 31, 1986, lot 108
Wolf Family Collection No. 0830 (acquired from the above)
J. Herbert Gebelein, 1956
Cornelius C. Moore
Sotheby's New York, January 31, 1986, lot 108
Wolf Family Collection No. 0830 (acquired from the above)
American Silver 1670-1830: The Moore Collection at Providence College
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 1998, p. 898
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 1998, p. 898
Newton, Massachusetts, Newton College of the Sacred Heart, March 10, 1963, no. 85
Newport, Rhode Island, Salve Regina College, May 17, 1964, no. 85
Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, The New England Silversmith, October 23 - November 28, 1965, no. 180
Newport, Rhode Island, Salve Regina College, May 17, 1964, no. 85
Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, The New England Silversmith, October 23 - November 28, 1965, no. 180