Lot 570
  • 570

A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER SUGAR NIPS, JOSEPH RICHARDSON SR., PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1760

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • marked in each bowl IR in rectangle.
  • length 4 7/8 in.
  • 12.4 cm
with shell bowls, engraved with block initials IN at crossing.

Provenance

Jackson/Gillooly, November 1987

Condition

some casting imperfections to surface of handles, overall good
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