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An American Silver Soup Ladle, Myer Myers, New York, circa 1772-76
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- marked twice on reverse of handle Myers in shaped rectangle
- Silver
- length 14 3/4 in.
- 37.5cm
the bowl with shaped rim, chased with alternating concave and convex flutes, extending to elongated handle with rounded down-turned terminial finely engraved with foliate script initials DR, the underside of the terminal with faint midrib
Provenance
Dorothea (Remsen) Brinkerhoff (1750-1834)
Literature
David L. Barquist, Myer Myers, Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York, 2001, p. 184.
Condition
three small splits at front edge in angle of flutes, engraving and marks "textbook" perfect, fine engraving at tip, good skin
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
A Myers covered sugar bowl and matching creamer, both engraved with identical foliate script initials for Dorothea Remsen Brinkerhoff, are currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. David Barquist notes that these two pieces and an "unlocated ladle" (present lot) were likely purchased at the time of her ..... marriage to Abraham Brinkerhoff (1745 - 1823), with money inherited from her father, Peter Remsen, who died the previous year. Remsen's will specified that "when any of my children are married or come of age, my wife may give them such an outset and sums of money as may put them into a way of Business" (Barquist, 2001, p. 183-84).