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AN AMERICAN SILVER PITCHER, FLETCHER & GARDINER, PHILADELPHIA, DATED 1811
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- marked on base FLETCHER & GARDINER and PHILADA. in rectangles.
- height 7 1/4 in.
- 18.4 cm
barrel form with reeded bands, front engraved with inscription "OZIAS GOODWIN / Presented by the / N.E.M. Insurance / Company / 1811" within a wreath.
Provenance
Presented by the New England Marine Insurance Company in 1811
Jonathan Trace, January 1992
Jonathan Trace, January 1992
Exhibited
Fletcher and Gardiner, 2007, no. 9
Condition
minor dings, overall 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
There are several related Ozias Goodwins who could have been the recipient of this gift. Perhaps the most likely is Captain Ozias Goodwin (1755-1819), who settled in Boston and was a member of the Boston Marine Society. In 1813 he was a witness for a deposition on the impressment of American seamen by the British navy, where he stated, "I, Ozias Goodwin, of Boston, merchant, do depose and say - that I was a master of a vessel about eighteen years from the port of Boston, until the year 1799 - and since that time have been concerned in commerce and navigation" (Fennimore and Wagner, p. 121).