Lot 1284
  • 1284

An American silver basting spoon, David Mosely, Boston, circa 1785

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • marked MOSELY and DM in rectangles on back of handle
  • silver
  • length 15 1/2 in.
  • 39.4 cm
the Feather Edge handle engraved with foliate initials DL

Provenance

Jonathan Trace, April 1988

Literature

Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 719

Condition

good condition
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