MARK OF RICHARD CONYERS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1700

Details

AN AMERICAN SILVER CANN
MARK OF RICHARD CONYERS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1700
Tapering cylindrical with moulded rim and applied with similar band near upper rim, the loop handle with butterfly-form lower terminal, engraved on the handle R / CM, marked on underside, Kane mark A, and with painted inventory number 205-26
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
9 oz. 2 dwt. (283 gr.)

Literature

K. Buhler, Colonial Silversmiths, Masters and Apprentices, Boston, 1956, no. 44 (as a pair).
P. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven, 1998, p. 338 (as a pair).

Exhibited

Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Colonial Silversmiths, Masters and Apprentices, 1956, no. 44 (as a pair).

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Lot Essay

Extant work by Richard Conyers (c.1666-1708/09) is extremely rare. Kane lists just seven works, the cann offered here and its pair, a porringer, three tankards, and a salt cellar, sold from The Estate of Eric Martin Wunsch, Christie's, New York, 20 January 2017, lot 768. Conyers trained in London, became a Freeman of the Goldsmiths' Company in 1697 and emigrated to Boston by 1698 (see P. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven, 1998, pp. 334-339).

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