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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOAN AND BOWEN BLAIR, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS
AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF WILLIAM HOMES SR., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1740
Details
AN AMERICAN SILVER TANKARD
MARK OF WILLIAM HOMES SR., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1740
Tapered cylindrical with molded base band and mid-rib, later engraved on the front with script monogram JPT in wrigglework ribbon cartouche, the stepped domed cover with baluster finial and scroll thumbpiece, the scroll handle with baluster drop and convex oval terminal, marked left of upper handle terminal HOMES in an oval (Kane mark A), the cover marked WH in a rectangle (Kane mark G)
8 ¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
28 oz. 4 dwt. (877 gr.)
MARK OF WILLIAM HOMES SR., BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1740
Tapered cylindrical with molded base band and mid-rib, later engraved on the front with script monogram JPT in wrigglework ribbon cartouche, the stepped domed cover with baluster finial and scroll thumbpiece, the scroll handle with baluster drop and convex oval terminal, marked left of upper handle terminal HOMES in an oval (Kane mark A), the cover marked WH in a rectangle (Kane mark G)
8 ¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
28 oz. 4 dwt. (877 gr.)
Provenance
By repute with "The Lemon Collection" (possibly Brainard Lemon, Louisville, KY).
With Henry Ford (1863-1947), Detroit, Michigan, presented to,
Henry Clay Hodges (1828-1919), Detroit, Michigan, to his son,
Charles Henry Hodges (1859-1937), Detroit, Michigan.
With Spruce Antiques, Ltd., Lake Forest, Illinois.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, July 1973.
With Henry Ford (1863-1947), Detroit, Michigan, presented to,
Henry Clay Hodges (1828-1919), Detroit, Michigan, to his son,
Charles Henry Hodges (1859-1937), Detroit, Michigan.
With Spruce Antiques, Ltd., Lake Forest, Illinois.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, July 1973.
Brought to you by
Julia Jones
Associate Specialist
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