The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Pfaffenroth: American Furniture, Silver and Decorative Arts
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Pfaffenroth: American Furniture, Silver and Decorative Arts
American Pewter Teapot, Attributed to William Will (1764-1798), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1790
No reserve
Auction Closed
January 19, 09:11 PM GMT
Estimate
300 - 500 USD
Lot Details
Description
American Pewter Teapot
Attributed to William Will (1764-1798)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Circa 1800
Handle repaired.
Height 7 1/4 in. by. Width 5 in. by Depth 8 3/4 in.
Christie's, New York, October 18, 1996, sale 8484, lot 2
A closely related example can be found in the Bayou Bend Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (see David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff, American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection, (Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1998), p. 359, no. M252)