Lot 87
  • 87

AN AMERICAN SILVER SALVER, JOHN BAYLY, JR., PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1775 |

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on base three times IB in rectangle
  • diameter 8 1/4 in.
  • 21 cm
with shaped shell and scroll rim, center with foliate initials HK, on three claw-and-ball feet

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords, sold
Sotheby's New York, October 28, 2004, lot 638

Exhibited

Philadelphia 1956: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Silver, 1682-1800, April 14-May 27, 1956, no. 37.

Condition

surface nicks and engraving softened, otherwise 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.
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Catalogue Note

The monogram may be for a member of the Kinsey family of New Jersey and Philadelphia, prominent patrons of Bayly.  The same feet occur on a salver by John Bayly, Jr., for the Gray family, formerly in the Cornelius Moore collection (sold Sotheby's, New York, January 31, 1986, lot 140A, as John Bayly [no indication of Senior or Junior]).