Lot 516
  • 516

AN AMERICAN SILVER TEAPOT, ABRAHAM DUBOIS, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1785

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • marked twice on base A.Dubois in rectangle and with scratch weight 20=12.
  • length 9 3/4 in.
  • 24.8 cm
engraved at shoulder with tulip border and on front with falcon crest.

Provenance

Jonathan Trace, January 1994

Condition

slight wear to engraving, otherwise good
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