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AN AMERICAN SILVER MASSIVE TWO-HANDLED TRAY, ENGRAVED WITH views MOUNT VERNON, MONTICELLO, AND national fauna, William Gale and Son, New York, 1851
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
marked on base and with year mark
- Silver
- length over handles 37 1/2 in.
- 95cm
rococo flower and foliate handles, matched on the finely engraved surface enclosing vignettes of Mount Vernon, Monticello, a castle, and an American Indian, surrounded by animals including beavers, a falcon, parrot, lion, lynx, tiger, leopard, stag and deer, and bobcat
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 27 January 1983, lot 98
Sotheby's, New York, 30 January 1986, lot 362
Literature
William Howard Adams, Jefferson's Monticello, 1983, p. 244, fig. 237.
Condition
a few salt stains, otherwise good condition, center apparently never engraved, crisp and whimsical
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.