Lot Essay
The arms are those of Livingston, as borne by Robert L. Livingston (see C.K. Bolton, Bolton's American Armory, 1989 rpt., p. 103).
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MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM THOMSON, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1820
Details
A FINE SILVER CLASSICAL PITCHER
Maker's mark of William Thomson, New York, circa 1820
Vase-form, with circular gadrooned base, the plain body engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto, the applied die-rolled rim with grapevines, with scroll handle; marked under base
8in. high; 39oz.
Maker's mark of William Thomson, New York, circa 1820
Vase-form, with circular gadrooned base, the plain body engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto, the applied die-rolled rim with grapevines, with scroll handle; marked under base
8in. high; 39oz.
Exhibited
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Private Eye, 1989