Important Americana: Silver, Chinese Export, and Prints
Important Americana: Silver, Chinese Export, and Prints
A French Silver Covered Tureen with de Peyster Presentation, Désiré-Toussaint Legrand, Paris, dated 1830
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January 22, 06:11 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A French Silver Covered Tureen with de Peyster Presentation, Désiré-Toussaint Legrand, Paris, dated 1830
of oval form with grapevine motif on handles and finial, chased and engraved banding on foot and cover rim, the handle topped by a spread-winged eagle, with inscription that reads:
As a committee in behalf of the ladies and gentlemen passengers on board the ship De Rham this is presented to Captain Frederick A De Paysteir [sic] as a mark of their approbation of his gentlemanly conduct as well as his nautical skill and attention to his duty while on their passage in the month of May 1830 from New York to Havre Paris June 10th 1830
with facsimile signatures Jno: B. Nicolson, Capt. U.S. Navy, Count Szeliski, Francs. Depau marked on base, cover, and finial
77 oz
2413 g
length 16 in.
40.64 cm
Frederick Augustus de Peyster (1785 - 1868) was a member of the prominent New York de Peyster family. He became a sea captain from a young age, worked in trade with China until 1828 and became a commander of packet ships owned by Francis Depau. He was the superintendent of the building of the "De Rham" ship, named for Henry C. De Rham, who had an import house that specialized in French merchandise. The De Rham's first voyage was in 1830 with Captain de Peyster at the helm.
After retirement in 1845, he became the 2nd governor of Sailor's Snug Harbor in Staten Island, which was the country's first home for retired merchant seamen. Captain de Peyster died in 1868 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn.