The Collection of Roy and Ruth Nutt: Highly Important American Silver

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Lot 668
  • 668

An AMERICAN SILVER PORRINGER, RICHARD LANG, SALEM, CIRCA 1770

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on back of handle R.LANG in rectangle.
  • length 8 in.
  • 20.3 cm
keyhole handle engraved with block initials F+C.

Provenance

Gebelein Silversmiths, May 1980

Literature

Kane 1998, p. 648
The Magazine Antiques 107, February 1975, p. 276 

Condition


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Catalogue Note

The initials are probably those of Francis Cabot of Salem.