- 3240
A Pair Of American Silver Canns, Daniel Christian Fueter, New York, circa 1765
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- both marked on base DCF in oval and N:York in conforming oval
- Silver
- height 5 1/8 in.
- 13cm
of baluster form on stepped spreading foot, leaf-capped handles, both fronts bright-cut and engraved slightly later with initials GEME within oval reserve suspened by a ribbon-tied drapery mantle all over crossed branches, the bases later engraved I .C. Le Roy, one with early block initials I over LR, the other with early block initials C over ILR
Provenance
Probably Jacob and Catherine (Rutgers) LeRoy, to their daughter
Elisabeth LeRoy, m. 1793 Guilian McEvers, to their daughter
Catherine McEvers Birckhead (1795-1868), and by descent in the Birckhead family
Elisabeth LeRoy, m. 1793 Guilian McEvers, to their daughter
Catherine McEvers Birckhead (1795-1868), and by descent in the Birckhead family
Condition
both with later engraving to body and base, one with dent near crossed branches but not through, lower handle terminal slightly pushed in, the other with a few minor dings to body and lower handle terminal very slightly pushed in, 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
The block initials on the bases of these canns are probably those of Jacob LeRoy and his second wife Catherine Rutgers LeRoy, married 1766; they were also the probable first owners of the pair of Myers candlesticks in this sale (lot 3238).
The GEME at the front is for the next generation, Guilian McEvers and the LeRoy's daughter Elizabeth, married in 1793 (after Daniel Christian Fueter's death in 1785). Giulian McEvers was the son of New York merchant Charles McEvers and his wife Mary Verplanck, married in 1763.