Lot 383
  • 383

A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER SNUFFERS, SAMUEL KIRK, BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1830

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • marked on side of chamber SAML KIRK, S.K. and 11oz.
  • silver
  • length 7 in.
  • 17.8 cm
bright-cut, with feather-plume crest.

Provenance

Jonathan Trace, January 1992

Condition

good condition
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Catalogue Note

The crest is that of Gustav Lurman, of "Farmlands", an important patron of Kirk.