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THE COOLER MARK OF BALL, TOMPKINS, & BLACK, NEW YORK, 1839, THE INKWELL RETAILER'S MARK FOR F. A. DURGIN, ST. LOUIS, MID-LATE 19TH CENTURY,
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AN AMERICAN SILVER BUTTER COOLER WITH HINGED COVER AND LINER ON FOUR FEET, AND AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED METAL INKWELL WITH HINGED COVER,
THE COOLER MARK OF BALL, TOMPKINS, & BLACK, NEW YORK, 1839, THE INKWELL RETAILER'S MARK FOR F. A. DURGIN, ST. LOUIS, MID-LATE 19TH CENTURY,
the butter cooler, monogrammed; the inkwell each marked 'Sterling'; together with a glass liner for the inkwell
The butter cooler 6¼in. (15.7cm.) high over cover, 38oz. approximate gross weight (5)
THE COOLER MARK OF BALL, TOMPKINS, & BLACK, NEW YORK, 1839, THE INKWELL RETAILER'S MARK FOR F. A. DURGIN, ST. LOUIS, MID-LATE 19TH CENTURY,
the butter cooler, monogrammed; the inkwell each marked 'Sterling'; together with a glass liner for the inkwell
The butter cooler 6¼in. (15.7cm.) high over cover, 38oz. approximate gross weight (5)
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Sale room notice
Please note the correct date for the cooler is circa 1839-1851, the butter cooler is not marked 'Sterling' as is listed in the cataloguing. The cooler is made of silver, the term 'Sterling' was not marked on American silver at the time of the cooler's manufacture. In the United States, the general adoption of sterling silver as the standard of purity was after 1868. There is a small horizontal split to the silver on one of the legs.
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