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AN AMERICAN SILVER SWEETMEAT BASKET, JOHN BURT LYNG, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1770
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base LYNG and N.YORK in serrated rectangles.
- length 5 3/4 in.
- 14.6 cm
pierced basket with punched beading, center engraved with foliate monogram EDP, base engraved with block initials EDP, twisted swing handle.
Provenance
Jonathan Trace, January 1999
Condition
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
This basket and the matching beaker following are both en suite with a salver by John Burt Lyng, also monogrammed EDP, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. According to the donor of that item in 1942, it belonged to Margaret de Peyster (1749-1819) and her husband Colonel Thomas James (d. c. 1821). It passed to their daughter Margaretta Sarah James Martin (1780-c. 1828), her daughter Julia Moolton Martin, then to her granddaughter Julia Stuyvesant Winterhoff; the family member represented by EDP has not been determined.