Lot Essay
Edward Cooper (1824-1905) served as New York's 83rd Mayor. The Union Club of New York is the oldest private club in the city, and fifth oldest in the United States.
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MARK OF THE INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO., MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1889
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THE UNION CLUB OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION LOVING CUP
MARK OF THE INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO., MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1889
Of vase form on a spreading circular foot and with beaded borders, with three leaf-capped loop handles, engraved on one side PRESENTED TO HON. EDWARD COOPER ON HIS SEVENTY FIFTH BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 26TH 1899 WITH THE AFFECTIONATE REGARDS OF HIS BRIDGE WHIST ASSOCIATES OF THE UNION CLUB followed by the names of numerous club members including J.P. Morgan, D.O. Mills, Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant, and W.K. Vanderbuilt, marked on underside
13 ¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high
41 oz. 2 dwt. (1,278 gr.)
MARK OF THE INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO., MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1889
Of vase form on a spreading circular foot and with beaded borders, with three leaf-capped loop handles, engraved on one side PRESENTED TO HON. EDWARD COOPER ON HIS SEVENTY FIFTH BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 26TH 1899 WITH THE AFFECTIONATE REGARDS OF HIS BRIDGE WHIST ASSOCIATES OF THE UNION CLUB followed by the names of numerous club members including J.P. Morgan, D.O. Mills, Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant, and W.K. Vanderbuilt, marked on underside
13 ¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high
41 oz. 2 dwt. (1,278 gr.)
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