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An American Silver Five-piece Tea Set of Southern Interest, Volney Boardman, Birmingham, AL, circa 1845
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- hot water urn, teapot, creamer and sugar bowl marked on bases V. BOARDMAN in rectangle, waste bowl marked on base W&H in oval for Wood & Hughes, New York, who may have created the whole set. Together with a large-two-handled tray, James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, and a pair of silver-plated sugar tongs, International Silver Co.
- silver
- height of hot water urn on lampstand 17in., length of tray over handles 36in.
- 43.2cm, 91.5cm
comprising: Hot Water Urn on Lampstand, Teapot, Creamer, two-handled covered Sugar Bowl and Waste Bowl, each of vase form with wavy everted rims engraved with leaf-tips, the bodies chased with shellwork cartouches flanked by large floral sprays against a partially matted ground, engraved on one side with script monogram SAW, the domed covers engraved to match and with strawberry spray finials, each raised on a stepped dome base with die-roll border of oak leaves, the double-scroll handles cast with grapes, teapot handle with roses, flower buds and foliage. Together with a large two-handled Tray with egg-and-dart rims, the surface engraved with foliate scrolls and monogram SAW, and a pair of silver-plated sugar tongs
Provenance
Sarah Ann (Tinker) Waller, by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Museum of Art, "Made in Alabama, A State Legacy", 14 October 1994 - 8 January 1995
Literature
E. Bryding Adams, Made in Alabama, A State Legacy, Birmingham Museum of Art, 1995, pgs 293, 295, Fig. 310.
Condition
lampstand base rim needs a little straignteing but not wobbly, hot water urn with a couple dents to body and finial but not through, teapot with a few dents but not through, missing one handle pin, sugar bowl with dent to cartouche but not through, otherwise good condition, chasing good condition, generous size
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 monogram is that of Sarah Ann (Tinker) Waller, who married Robert Benjamin Waller, of Greensboro, AL in May 1838. Robert Benjamin Waller, was the son of Benjamin Waller (1716-1786) a noted attorney and land developer from Virginia, whose house in Williamsburg is one of the original structures on Waller Street.
According to family tradition this tea set was given to Mrs. Waller by her husband on the birth of their son, Harris Tinker Waller, in 1841. Harris Tinker Waller, was a planter and graduate of the University of Alabama. In 1866 he married Mary Quitman Moore, daughter of Colonel Sydenham Moore, an Alabama Congressman.