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AN AMERICAN SILVER PORRINGER, WILLIAM COWELL SR., BOSTON, CIRCA 1710
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- marked left of handle and center of bowl WC in oval (Kane mark A).
- silver
- length 8 in.
- 20.3 cm
with wide bowl and geometric handle engraved MD.
Provenance
Mary Dudley (1692-1774)
Mrs. D. H. Bradlee (1911)
Parke-Bernet, New York, The George M. Curtis Collection of Early American Furniture and Silver, May 15, 1948
From Willoughby Farr, Edgewater, NJ
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Property of Morris Cohon, Englewood, NJ, April 16, 1955
Christie's New York, February 4, 1981, lot 181
Mrs. D. H. Bradlee (1911)
Parke-Bernet, New York, The George M. Curtis Collection of Early American Furniture and Silver, May 15, 1948
From Willoughby Farr, Edgewater, NJ
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Property of Morris Cohon, Englewood, NJ, April 16, 1955
Christie's New York, February 4, 1981, lot 181
Exhibited
Church Silver 1911, no. 289.
Seattle Art Museum, 1991-96
Seattle Art Museum, 1991-96
Literature
Kane 1998, p. 352
Condition
bowl mark rubbed, surface a little bright, otherwise good, nice scale
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
Mary Dudley was the daughter of Governor Joseph Dudley and Rebecca Tyng; her sister Katherine married Governor William Dummer, and her sister Rebecca the son of Judge Samuel Sewall and Hannah Hull. Mary herself married first Francis Wainwright, and secondly Joseph Atkins, a former officer with the Royal Navy. The couple lived and were buried in Newburyport, Massachusetts.