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AMERICAN GOLD AND ENAMEL MOURNING RING, MYER MYERS, NEW YORK, DATED 1764
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- GOLD, ENAMEL
Mounted with a faceted paste over a skull, scroll band with inscription "John Stroud OB: 20 Feb: 1764, AE: 53" on black enamel ground, marked inside band MM in rectangle.
Provenance
The Darling Foundation Collection;
Christie's, New York, January 18, 2007, lot 15.
Christie's, New York, January 18, 2007, lot 15.
Exhibited
Museum of Mourning Art, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
Literature
The Darling Foundation of New York State Early American Silversmiths and Silver, New York State Silversmiths, 1964, illus. p. 131;
Deborah Dependahl Waters, Elegant Plate, Three Centuries of Precious Metals in New York City, Vol. 1, cat. No. 46;
Laura Beach, "Early American Silver Reaps A Windfall At Christie's January 18 Auction Realizes $1.7 Million," Antiques and The Arts Weekly, February, 9, 2007, p. 38;
Lita Solis-Cohen, "Christie's, New York City, Early American Silver," Maine Antiques Digest, March 2007, illus. p. 2-E.
Deborah Dependahl Waters, Elegant Plate, Three Centuries of Precious Metals in New York City, Vol. 1, cat. No. 46;
Laura Beach, "Early American Silver Reaps A Windfall At Christie's January 18 Auction Realizes $1.7 Million," Antiques and The Arts Weekly, February, 9, 2007, p. 38;
Lita Solis-Cohen, "Christie's, New York City, Early American Silver," Maine Antiques Digest, March 2007, illus. p. 2-E.
Condition
small losses to enamel, otherwise good condition
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
John Stroud (1711-1764) was married to Mary Woodward (1715-1790) from Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Myer Myers made a similar ring for Anna Maria Panet, now at Museum of the City of New York and illustrated in Deborah Dependahl Waters, Elegant Plate, Three Centuries of Precious Metals in New York City, Vol.1, no. 46. Waters compares the Panet ring to the ring made for John Stroud offered here. The Panet ring and another by Myers are also illustrated in David Barquist, Myer Myers a Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York, 2001, nos. 48, 49.