.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOAN AND BOWEN BLAIR, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS
AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF BENJAMIN BURT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1780
Details
AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF BENJAMIN BURT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1780
Tapering cylindrical with molded base band and mid-rib, the high stepped domed cover with writhen finial and scroll thumbpiece, the scroll handle with baluster drop and oval disc terminal, engraved with block monogram F / N*D, marked left of upper handle terminal Benjamin Burt in a cartouche (Kane mark A)
9 3⁄8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
28 oz. 8 dwt. (883 gr.)
MARK OF BENJAMIN BURT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1780
Tapering cylindrical with molded base band and mid-rib, the high stepped domed cover with writhen finial and scroll thumbpiece, the scroll handle with baluster drop and oval disc terminal, engraved with block monogram F / N*D, marked left of upper handle terminal Benjamin Burt in a cartouche (Kane mark A)
9 3⁄8 in. (23.8 cm.) high
28 oz. 8 dwt. (883 gr.)
Provenance
Fox family, Portland, Maine.
With Whimsy Antiques, Arlington, Vermont.
Acquired by the present owners from the above, 7 May 1963.
With Whimsy Antiques, Arlington, Vermont.
Acquired by the present owners from the above, 7 May 1963.
Literature
Advertised by Whimsy Antiques, publication unknown, May 1963.
Allan Wardwell, "One Hundred Years of American Tankards," Antiques, 1 July 1966, pp. 82-83, fig 5.
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven, 1998, p. 240.
Allan Wardwell, "One Hundred Years of American Tankards," Antiques, 1 July 1966, pp. 82-83, fig 5.
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven, 1998, p. 240.
Brought to you by
Julia Jones
Associate Specialist
Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this
If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.