- 3216
A Rare American Silver Cann, Jacob Gerritse Lansing & Henry Van Veghten, Albany, circa 1775
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- triple-struck on base L & V V in rectangle and with scratch weight
- silver
- height 3 7/8 in.
- 9.8cm
of baluster form with molded spreading base, with leaf-capped double scroll handle, the base engraved with initials VS over WM converted to VS over WM
Provenance
Wessel Van Schaick and Marria Gerritse Van Schaick, Albany, NY
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 1-2 February 1985, lot 78.
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 1-2 February 1985, lot 78.
Condition
foot slightly pushed up into bottom, a little overall wear, otherwise 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 are those of Wessel Van Schaick and Maria Gerritse Van Schaick, who married in 1743. Wessel Wan Schaick (1712-1783) was a prominent Albany merchant and blacksmith. He filed a will in December 1782 leaving his entire estate to his wife on the grounds that she remain his widow. A ladle also engraved VS over WM is in the collection of the Albany Institute of History and Art and is illustrated in Norman Rice, Albany Silver 1652-1825, p. 32 figure 44.
The partnership between Jacob Gerritse Lansing and Henry Van Veghten was seemingly very short lived. A Lansing & Van Veghten invoice dated 1774 and 1775 also in the collection of the Albany Institue is suggestive of the Firm's brief existence.