Lot Essay
TWO NEARLY IDENTICAL LARGE BALUSTER CANNS BY REVERE HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THESE ROOMS, JANUARY 19, 1990, LOT 275 FROM THE JOYNT COLLECTION, AND JUNE 17, 1992, LOT 64 FROM THE NICHOLSON COLLECTION.
Details
A LARGE SILVER CANN
MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL REVERE, BOSTON, 1765-1795
OF BALUSTER FORM, ON MOLDED SPREADING CIRCULAR FOOT, WITH FOLIATE SCROLL HANDLE, THE FRONT ENGRAVED IN SCRIPT WITH THE INITIALS EMM, THE HANDLE ENGRAVED F OVER GS, MARKED ON BASE--6 1/4IN. HIGH
(16 OZ. 10 DWT.)
MAKER'S MARK OF PAUL REVERE, BOSTON, 1765-1795
OF BALUSTER FORM, ON MOLDED SPREADING CIRCULAR FOOT, WITH FOLIATE SCROLL HANDLE, THE FRONT ENGRAVED IN SCRIPT WITH THE INITIALS EMM, THE HANDLE ENGRAVED F OVER GS, MARKED ON BASE--6 1/4IN. HIGH
(16 OZ. 10 DWT.)
Provenance
PARKE-BERNET GALLERIES, JANUARY 10-11, 1946, LOT 255.