Lot 120
120
A SILVER COVERED CANN

Details
A SILVER COVERED CANN
MAKER'S MARK OF SIMEON SOUMAINE, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1710

Tapering cylindrical, the molded rim foot applied with a band of crimped wire, the body applied with a molded mid-band and rim above an engraved lozenge of arms within foliate mantling, the scroll strap handle applied with a beaded rattail and with scalloped terminal, the later 18th century hinged domed cover with scroll thumbpiece and crenellated lip, engraved under base Z over WVC, marked and with French control mark--4 3/4in. high
(10 oz. 10 dwt.)

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Gardiner, as borne by John Gardiner (1714-1764) and his descendants, of Gardiner's Island, New York. The lozenge-shaped shield indicates that this cann was owned by a lady, unmarried or widowed, of the Gardiner family. A silver caster by van der Spiegel with the Gardiner arms was sold in these Rooms, June 17, 1992, lot 67.