Lot 3215
  • 3215

An American Silver Tankard, John Coburn, Boston, circa 1785

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • marked left of handle, and on center of base J.COBURN in rectangle (Kane mark A),  the base with scratchweight 31 16 and engraved F14 and Z Z1
  • Silver
  • height 9 1/4 in.
  • 23.5cm
tapered cylindrical with molded base band, girdle and rim, the stepped domed cover with writhen urn finial, scroll thumbpiece, S-scroll handle applied with a baluster and terminating in an oval convex shield, the front engraved with contemporary foliate script monogram monogram MSC

Provenance

The Collection of Mrs. Walter Buhl Ford, II, sold
Sotheby's, New York ,27, 29 January 1983, lot 127

Literature

Kane, Patricia E., Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 303

Condition

good condition
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