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AN AMERICAN SILVER TEAPOT, EBENEZER MOULTON, BOSTON, CIRCA 1790
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base and inside base MOULTON incuse.
- silver
- length 10 3/4 in.
- 27.3 cm
fluted, engraved with bright-cut swags and tassels, both sides with monogram EH to JD within oval reserve, domed lid with pineapple finial.
Provenance
Jonathan Trace, May 1996
Exhibited
Seattle Art Museum, Shaker Exhibition, October 5, 2000-April 29,2001
Condition
slight wear throughout, ? date of finial, lid lacking the hinge pin, 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
The similarity to the work of Paul Revere suggests a correspondence between the workshops. Fluted teapots with the same swag and tassel ornament were also made by Joseph Loring and Benjamin Burt, suggesting they were all executed by the same engraver or that these teapots were made in Revere's workshop and subsequently retailed by contemporary Boston silversmiths. That Revere's shop supplied other silversmiths with stock for resale is documented in his ledgers.