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AN AMERICAN SILVER TEAPOT, BENJAMIN BURT, BOSTON, CIRCA 1765
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base BENJAMIN/BURT in cartouche (Kane mark A).
- silver, wood
- length 10 in.
- 25.4 cm
neck engraved with bright-cut ribbon and floral border emitting from grotesque head above spout, side engraved with foliate initials EF, engraved E.FELLOWS in block letters under foot.
Provenance
Jackson/Gillooly, January 2001
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
The name is probably that of Elizabeth Fellows (1768-1791), who married in 1788 David Watts Bradley. She was the daughter of Cornelius Fellowes of Gloucester (1738-1795), and his first wife, whom he married in 1763, Sarah Williams of Roxbury. By 1778 the family was living in Boston.
In addition to this pot, Elizabeth also owned and put her name on the sauce boat by Benjamin Pierpont with an identical monogram, lot 489, and a porringer by Benjamin Burt at Bayou Bend (David B. Warren et al., American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection, M8, pp. 270-71).