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AN AMERICAN SILVER AGRICULTURAL PRIZE PUNCH BOWL, ISAAC HUTTON, ALBANY, THE ENGRAVING SIGNED G. FAIRMAN DEL ET. SCULP., DATED 1809
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base HUTTON and with two pseudo hallmark of birds.
- diameter 7 3/4 in.
- 19.7 cm
engraved on one side with the arms of Albany, the other with inscription "STATE OF NEW YORK/ 8th March 1809/ By the Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts To George Booth of the County of Dutchess/ THIS PIECE OF PLATE is AWARDED/ pursuant to an Act of the Legislature passed 8th April 1808/ AS A PREMIUM/ for the third best of the Specimens of Woolen Cloth of family/ Manufacture produced from the several Counties in this State/ the present year."
Provenance
Christie's, New York, January 15-16 2004, lot 153, "Property of a Southern Collector"
Robert Jackson and Ann Gillooly, February 2005
Robert Jackson and Ann Gillooly, February 2005
Condition
one very small dent to side, otherwise good
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
This bowl is one of a group of silver objects commissioned by Albany's Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts to be given as agricultural prizes. The society was chartered in 1804, aiming to "make improvements in agriculture" in New York. This third prize bowl was awarded to George Booth and is documented in the Society's minutes taken on March 21st, 1810 "to the said George Booth of County of Dutchess a premium of 150 dollars in a piece of plate.
Isaac Hutton also made for the Society a very similar bowl given in 1811 and a teapot given in 1813, both at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a bowl at the Albany Institute. Gideon Fairman (1774-1827) finished his engraving apprenticeship with Isaac and George Hutton; in 1796 he set up his own engraving shop in Albany.