Lot Essay
This teapot engraved with initial G descended in the Gracie family of New York. Gracie Mansion, built by Archibald Gracie in 1799 became the Mayor's official residence in 1942
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MARK OF WILLIAM GALE & SON, NEW YORK, 1855
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A SILVER TEAPOT**
MARK OF WILLIAM GALE & SON, NEW YORK, 1855
Oval, in the neoclassical taste, the body with bright-cut borders of strawberries, each side with a cartouche with diaperwork and foliate surround, with straight spout, the scroll handle with ivory insulators, the domed cover with leaf-clad baluster finial, one cartouche engraved with initial G, marked under base
10 in. long; 17 oz. 10 dwt. gross weight
MARK OF WILLIAM GALE & SON, NEW YORK, 1855
Oval, in the neoclassical taste, the body with bright-cut borders of strawberries, each side with a cartouche with diaperwork and foliate surround, with straight spout, the scroll handle with ivory insulators, the domed cover with leaf-clad baluster finial, one cartouche engraved with initial G, marked under base
10 in. long; 17 oz. 10 dwt. gross weight
Provenance
Archibald Gracie (1832-1864)
Archibald Gracie IV, son (1859-1912)
Dorothy Lee Higginson (1878-1952), niece, m. 1907 Arthur Delano Weekes, Jr.
Thence by descent to the present owner
Archibald Gracie IV, son (1859-1912)
Dorothy Lee Higginson (1878-1952), niece, m. 1907 Arthur Delano Weekes, Jr.
Thence by descent to the present owner
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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