18TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK IC, POSSIBLY FOR JOHN CARMAN, KINGSTON, NEW YORK

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A SILVER SEAL OF THE NEW YORK ADMIRALTY COURT
18TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK IC, POSSIBLY FOR JOHN CARMAN, KINGSTON, NEW YORK
Oval, the matrix cut with an anchor surrounded by the inscription SIGILL. CUR. ADMIRAL. PROV. NOVI. EBOR. IN. AMERICA, within a beaded border, the collar with a molding just above the base, marked on collar
2¼ in. long

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Christie's, New York, 19 October 1990, lot 106

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The mark on this seal is very like that of J. Carman, who worked in Kingston, New York, 1774-1775, attributed by Stephen G. C. Ensko American Silversmiths and Their Marks, 1983, pp. 35, 190.

The Admiralty Court was traditionally an institution with jurisdiction over matters related to collisions at sea, wages for sailors and salvage of sunken goods in colonial and British waters. In the 19th century, the role of the Court expanded considerably, and it was merged into the probate and divorce section of the High Court.