拍品專文
John C. Moore, who worked independently from 1836-1851, supplied many firms including Tiffany and Co. Gelston & Treadwell are listed as New York jewelers and watchmakers from 1844-49.
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MARK OF JOHN C. MOORE CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1845, RETAILED BY GELSTON & TREADWELL, NEW YORK
細節
AN AMERICAN SILVER KETTLE-ON-STAND**
MARK OF JOHN C. MOORE CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1845, RETAILED BY GELSTON & TREADWELL, NEW YORK
In the Chinoiserie taste, the kettle pear form and chased with scene of Great Wall of China, with cast bird's-neck spout, the domed cover with Chinese figure, the overhead swing handle with ivory insulators, the body engraved with a monogram, the stand further chased with Chinese landscape, with four scroll feet and floral apron, the burner detachable, marked under kettle
MARK OF JOHN C. MOORE CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1845, RETAILED BY GELSTON & TREADWELL, NEW YORK
In the Chinoiserie taste, the kettle pear form and chased with scene of Great Wall of China, with cast bird's-neck spout, the domed cover with Chinese figure, the overhead swing handle with ivory insulators, the body engraved with a monogram, the stand further chased with Chinese landscape, with four scroll feet and floral apron, the burner detachable, marked under kettle
注意事項
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