Details
A SILVER CREAM-JUG
MAKER'S MARK OF ISAAC HUTTON, ALBANY, 1790-1810
Urn-form, on a reeded oval foot, with a spurred strap handle, the rim beaded, the front engraved with a bright-cut shield and swags enclosing script initials "JEC" (handle repairs), marked--6¼in. high
(6 oz.)
MAKER'S MARK OF ISAAC HUTTON, ALBANY, 1790-1810
Urn-form, on a reeded oval foot, with a spurred strap handle, the rim beaded, the front engraved with a bright-cut shield and swags enclosing script initials "JEC" (handle repairs), marked--6¼in. high
(6 oz.)
Provenance
The initials JEC are those of James Caldwell (1746-1829) and his wife Elizabeth (1754-1827). Thence by descent to:
Harriet Caldwell Beck (1815-1884), daughter
Cathleen E. Beck van Cortlandt, m. Pierre van Cortlandt III
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, February 6-8, 1941, lot 433, illus. p. 77
Harriet Caldwell Beck (1815-1884), daughter
Cathleen E. Beck van Cortlandt, m. Pierre van Cortlandt III
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, February 6-8, 1941, lot 433, illus. p. 77