American silver caster, Henricus Boelen II, New York, circa 1725

of pear form with molded girdle, engraved with later monograms C.M.P., M.T.M., E.D.S. and crest, the bayonet-fixed domed cover pierced and engraved with linked quatrefoils, banded baluster finial

Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 23-25 January 1992, lot 190.

finial a little loose, as noted re engraved 19th century monogram, a few dings to body but none thru, a little extra solder at bayonets, pierced cover in very good condition
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