- 534
AN AMERICAN SILVER LARGE COFFEE POT, BANCROFT WOODCOCK, WILMINGTON, DE, CIRCA 1784
Estimate
50,000 - 80,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- marked twice on base B.W in shaped rectangle and scratched 1784.
- silver, wood
- height 14 1/2 in.
- 36.8cm
engraved on side with large foliate monogram JCR.
Provenance
Jonathan Trace
Jackson\Gillooly, February 1993
Jackson\Gillooly, February 1993
Exhibited
SAM American Sampler, 2002-2005
Condition
slightly bright, pineapple finial may have had leaves at top, otherwise very 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 R initial here may be for a relative of Richard Richardson, a Newport miller who was one of Woodcock's biggest clients in the 1770s.
An almost identical coffee pot was made by Bancroft Woodcock and his nephew Thomas Bynes in 1788, for Eleazer and Lydia McComb. Part of a four-piece set, it was shown at the 1976 Bancroft Woodcock exhibition at the Historical Society of Delaware (no. 26).