Lot 494
  • 494

AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD, STEPHEN EMERY, BOSTON, CIRCA 1780

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • marked left of handle S.Emery in cartouche (Kane mark A), base with scratch weight 33 oz.
  • silver
  • height 9 5/8 in.
  • 24.5 cm
handle engraved L/E*A and with a heart-shape terminal.

Provenance

Jonathan Trace, September 1979

Literature

Kane, 1998, p. 475

Condition

a few minor dings, overall good
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