- 3241
An American Silver Cann, John Coburn, Boston, circa 1760
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base and left of handle J. COBURN in a rectangle (Kane mark A)
- Silver
- height 5 3/8 in.
- 13.6cm
of baluster form with molded rim and on spreading molded foot, with leaf-capped double-scroll handle, the body engraved with contemporary arms within a rococo foliate cartouche, the handle engraved with block initials G/S*E
Provenance
Sold, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 30 April - 3 May, 1980, lot 185
Literature
Kane, Patricia E., Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewellers, 1998, p. 299.
Condition
some excess solder at base, repaired split near handle, lower handle terminal pushed in a little, 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 arms are those of Gardner, for Samuel Gardner and his second wife Elizabeth (Clark Winslow) whom he married in 1758. Samuel Gardner (1712-1769) was a sucessful Salem merchant. His first wife Esther Orne died in 1738. Elizabeth Gardner had been previously married to William Winslow (1707-1746), the son of silversmith Edward Winslow, before her marriage to Samuel Gardner. In the year after Gardner's death she married her third husband Francis Cabot, a prominent Bsoton merchant.
A matching cann by Coburn engraved with the Gardner arms and the initials G over S*E is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Samuel Gardner's inventory lists a pair of canns weighing 27oz 2dwt, which most likely refers to these two canns. The collection of the MFA also includes a 1750 teapot by Coburn engraved with the Gardner arms within a similar rococo foliate cartouche and with the initials S*G.