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An American Silver Five-piece Tea Set and George III Two-handled Tray, the set, John or Joel Sayre, New York, circa 1800
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
teapot, stand, and tea caddy marked on base I. SAYRE in rectangle, sugar urn, creamer and waste bowl marked on base rim, tray marked on underside, William Burwash, London, 1806
- Silver
- length of teapot 12 1/4 in., length of tray over handle 27in.
- 31.1cm, 68.6cm
comprising: Teapot and Stand, Sugar Urn and cover, Waste Bowl, Creamer, Tea Caddy and Tray, each of paneled oval form, bright-cut and engraved with roundels centered by foliage and linked by foliate pendants, engraved on both sides with foliate-bordered reserves, one side enclosing script initials FMB, urn finals, the two handle tray with applied gadrooned border, the center engraved with lion passant crest under an ermine mantle, raised on baluster feet
Provenance
S. J. Shrubsole, New York
Condition
feet on tray possibly later, ding to lower body of creamer but not through, engraving on tray very nice, overall 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.
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
Both Sayre brothers were born in Southampton, L.I., and by tradition (undocumented) were apprenticed to Elias Pelletreau. A tea set with these same shapes, also with the Roman rather than the script mark, is in the Museum of the City of New York (Waters #221), having been given to Ann Elizabeth de Lancey in 1800 when she married Joseph C. Yates, later governor of New York 1822-1824.