- 3257
A Pair Of American Silver Beakers, Jacob Hurd, Boston, circa 1733
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- both marked near rim IHurd in cartouche (Kane mark B)
- Silver
- height 4 3/4 in.
- 12.2cm
each cylindrical with flaring rim, on molded footring, engraved on one side with coat-of arms surrounded by scrolling foliage and strapwork
Provenance
Congregational Church, South Byfield, Mass., at the bequest of Nathaniel Byfield
Sold, Christie's, New York, 12 June 1982, lot 40.
Sold, Christie's, New York, 12 June 1982, lot 40.
Exhibited
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1956.
Literature
Buhler, Kathryn C., Colonial Silversmiths, Masters and Apprentices, 1956, no. 87.
French, Hollis, Addenda: Jacob Hurd and His Sons Nathaniel and Benjamin, Silversmiths, 1702-1781, 1941, no. 23a.
Kane, Patricia E., Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 585.
French, Hollis, Addenda: Jacob Hurd and His Sons Nathaniel and Benjamin, Silversmiths, 1702-1781, 1941, no. 23a.
Kane, Patricia E., Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 585.
Condition
excellent marks, engraving crisp, very 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 arms are those of Byfield.
Nathaniel Byfield, 1st Judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty, was born in 1653 in Surrey, England, and arrived in Boston in 1674. He married in 1675 Deborah, daughter of Capt. Thomas Clarke, and on her death, married secondly in 1718 Sarah, daughter of Governor Leverett.
Byfield printed and gave away thousands of copies of “The Shorter Catechism”. He strongly opposed the "witchcraft delusion" and gave hundreds of pounds yearly in charity. In addition to the offered beakers, he gave in 1693 a pair of beakers by John Coney to the First Congregational Church in Bristol R.I., and in 1733 - the year of his death - a baptismal basin by Jacob Hurd to the First Church in Boston.