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AN AMERICAN SILVER HOT WATER URN, THOMAS FLETCHER, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1830-35
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base rim and up under base T.FLETCHER / PHILA, stamped on base OLD SILVER.
- Silver, ivory
- height 17 1/2 in.
- 44.5 cm
the square base raised on winged paw feet, the body applied with grapevine springing from handles, the lower body with palm and acanthus, spigot topped by a bird, cover with large bud finial, monogrammed on back JHS.
Provenance
Hirschl & Adler, New York, January 1999
Exhibited
Fletcher and Gardiner 2007 no. 73
Condition
small dent where spigot hits body, overall good
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
The entwined handles spreading into grapevine seen on this urn probably come from Fletcher's visit to England in 1815-16, when at the Royal Goldsmiths Rundell, Bridge and Rundell he saw a copy of the Warwick Vase done in silver; "handles are grape stalks and a vine runs all around covered with leaves & clusters of grapes" (Fennimore and Wagner p. 220).