- 1321
An American silver spout cup, Samuel Vernon, Newport, RI, circa 1730
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- marked left of handle SV over a fleur-de-lis in a heart
- silver
- height 6 1/8 in.
- 15.5 cm
base engraved A/C*E and M*B
Provenance
Descended in Nichols family of Newport RI
Sotheby's, New York, June 22, 1995, lot 440
Jonathan Trace, February 1998
Sotheby's, New York, June 22, 1995, lot 440
Jonathan Trace, February 1998
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 initials engraved on the base of the cup may perhaps be connected with the Arnold family, which intermarried twice with the Nichols family. In 1695, Hannah Nichols married William Arnold, third generation descendant of Benedict Arnold, Governor of Rhode Island 1650-78. Their daughter Ruth married her first cousin Mayes Nichols in 1719.
The initials MB appear on a porringer by this maker and are identified as those of Mary Brayton who was alive in the 1720s; see The Cornelius Moore Collection of Early American Silver, Sotheby's, New York, January 31, 1986, lot 4.