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AN AMERICAN SILVER CUP, JOHN VALIANT, PALMYRA, MISSOURI, CIRCA 1850
Estimate
250 - 350 USD
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Description
- marked on base J.A. VALIANT, PALMYRA, and COIN.
- height 3 7/8 in.
- 10 cm
plain with molded and beaded borders, scroll handle.
Provenance
Ron Belkin, August 1973
Condition
wear to moldings, handle dented and creased, body repaired at lower handle join, rough surface
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
John Valiant was born in 1815 in Maryland and arrived in Missouri in 1848, probably from Pennsylvania. He was politically active, going to meetings for local candidates and for the abolition of slavery in the state. A fire in 1863 destroyed his "bookshop" and several other businesses; the next year a thief stole $2000 in inventory from the shop, only partly recovered (Norman Mack, Missouri's Silver Age, p. 147).