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AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD, JOHN MURDOCK, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1770
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base I.MURDOCH in rectangle.
- height 8 7/8 in.
- 22.5 cm
the scroll handle terminating in a shield, one side engraved with contemporary initials JMM, the other EMS.
Provenance
Jackson/Gillooly, March 2003
Condition
good
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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
Very little is known of this silversmith and few pieces are recorded. John Murdoch was the son of Murdoch, a tailor in Philadelphia. He married, before 1775, Sarah Whitehall, daughter of James and Ann (Cooper) Whitehall, of Red Bank, NJ, near Woodbury. He is documented to have been living in Woodbury in 1777, but advertised for an apprentice, in Philadelphia, in the spring of 1779. It appears that he left Philadelphia during the British occupation and resumed his craft at the end of the War.