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Property from the Estate of Benjamin F. Edwards III
A SILVER QUART CANN, PORRINGER AND CASTER
THE CANN AND PORRINGER MARK OF THOMAS EDWARDS, THE CASTER MARK OF SAMUEL EDWARDS, BOSTON, CIRCA 1735-50
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A SILVER QUART CANN, PORRINGER AND CASTER
THE CANN AND PORRINGER MARK OF THOMAS EDWARDS, THE CASTER MARK OF SAMUEL EDWARDS, BOSTON, CIRCA 1735-50
The quart cann, circa 1740, tapering cylindrical, with leaf-capped scroll handle, marked on body with Kane mark B; the porringer, circa 1735, of typical form, with keyhole handle, engraved with a monogram AW, the cover associated, circa 1800, marked on field and reverse of handle with Kane marks B and D; the caster, circa 1750, of baluster form with applied mid-rib, the domed cover with piercing and bead finial, engraved HS under base, marked under base
The quart cann 5¾ in. (14.4 cm.); the porringer 7¾ in. (19.4 cm.) long over handle; the caster 4¾ in. (11.9 cm.) high; 28 oz. (882 gr.) (3)
THE CANN AND PORRINGER MARK OF THOMAS EDWARDS, THE CASTER MARK OF SAMUEL EDWARDS, BOSTON, CIRCA 1735-50
The quart cann, circa 1740, tapering cylindrical, with leaf-capped scroll handle, marked on body with Kane mark B; the porringer, circa 1735, of typical form, with keyhole handle, engraved with a monogram AW, the cover associated, circa 1800, marked on field and reverse of handle with Kane marks B and D; the caster, circa 1750, of baluster form with applied mid-rib, the domed cover with piercing and bead finial, engraved HS under base, marked under base
The quart cann 5¾ in. (14.4 cm.); the porringer 7¾ in. (19.4 cm.) long over handle; the caster 4¾ in. (11.9 cm.) high; 28 oz. (882 gr.) (3)
Provenance
The cann: with Heller Antiques, 1992
The porringer:
Marshall Hopkins Gould, circa 1911
The caster: Sotheby's, New York, 28-31 January 1993, lot 112
with Heller Antiques, 1993
The porringer:
Marshall Hopkins Gould, circa 1911
The caster: Sotheby's, New York, 28-31 January 1993, lot 112
with Heller Antiques, 1993
Literature
The porringer: Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 463
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, American Church Silver, 1911, no. 472, ill. pl. 3
The caster: Kane, 1998, p. 448
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, American Church Silver, 1911, no. 472, ill. pl. 3
The caster: Kane, 1998, p. 448
Exhibited
The porringer: Museum of Fine Arts, "American Church Silver," Boston, 1911, no. 472
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Jennifer Pitman
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