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A RARE AMERICAN SILVER TOBY JUG
CIRCA 1865
Realistically formed as a man in military uniform, sitting atop a brick wall the front of his tricorne hat forming the spout, with chased handle attached to body in the form of a pony-tail with bow near head, the cover engraved in script with the initials EL and the date 1865, apparently unmarked--7in. high
(16 oz. 10 dwt.)
CIRCA 1865
Realistically formed as a man in military uniform, sitting atop a brick wall the front of his tricorne hat forming the spout, with chased handle attached to body in the form of a pony-tail with bow near head, the cover engraved in script with the initials EL and the date 1865, apparently unmarked--7in. high
(16 oz. 10 dwt.)
Provenance
The initials EL are those of Edward Leverich, of Baltimore and South Salem, New York.