An American Silver Water Pitcher, Saunders Pittman, Providence, RI, circa 1800

of Liverpool pottery type, plain barrel-shaped body, short spout rising from three dinishing beads, partly faceted slender hollow scroll handle with strut support

Dwight T. Blaney, Boston, MA, sold
Walter I Nichols, Auctioneer, 12-15 June ?year, Early American Antiques and Works of Art from the Estate of Dwight T. Blaney, Boston, Massachusetts, lot 497
Jess Pavey, Birmingham, MI
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Henry Meyer, Birmingham, MI, sold
Sotheby's, New York, 20 January 1996, Important Americana, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyer, lot 29

buffed surface; two dents below spout and several dings, good clear mark
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