Lot 237
  • 237

An American Silver Caster, Eleazer Baker, Ashford, CT, circa 1785

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description

  • marked E.BAKER on base
  • Silver
  • 5 1/4 in.
  • 13.3cm
vasiform body on splayed foot, removeable perforated top engraved with panels of diaper pattern, bell-shaped finial, side engraved with lion crest

Provenance

Jonathan Trace, 1993

Condition

overall condition good, clear mark
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