Lot Essay
The arms are those of Colden impaling Provoost as born by Cadwallader D. Colden, 1818, Mayor of New York.
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A SILVER PITCHER
MAKER'S MARK OF JAMES THOMSON, NEW YORK, 1834-1841
Vase-shaped, the rim and neck with stylized egg-and-dart bands, with gadrooned rim and foliate scroll reeded handle, the front repousse and chased with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto, marked--10 1/4in. high
(27 oz. 10 dwt.)
MAKER'S MARK OF JAMES THOMSON, NEW YORK, 1834-1841
Vase-shaped, the rim and neck with stylized egg-and-dart bands, with gadrooned rim and foliate scroll reeded handle, the front repousse and chased with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto, marked--10 1/4in. high
(27 oz. 10 dwt.)