Lot Essay
A similar example by Casey was sold Sotheby's, New York, 17 December 1968, lot 50. Another is illustrated Colonial Silversmiths, Masters and Apprentices, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1956, item 152, pl. 53.
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ERIC MARTIN WUNSCH
A FINE SILVER TEAPOT
MARK OF SAMUEL CASEY, EXETER AND SOUTH KINGSTON, RI, CIRCA 1765
Details
A FINE SILVER TEAPOT
MARK OF SAMUEL CASEY, EXETER AND SOUTH KINGSTON, RI, CIRCA 1765
The shoulders finely engraved with strapwork, scrolling foliage and masks, marked under base
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high; 20 oz. 6 dwt. (634 gr.) gross weight
MARK OF SAMUEL CASEY, EXETER AND SOUTH KINGSTON, RI, CIRCA 1765
The shoulders finely engraved with strapwork, scrolling foliage and masks, marked under base
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high; 20 oz. 6 dwt. (634 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
The Cornelius Moore Collection of Early American Silver; Sotheby's, New York, 31 January 1986, lot 39 (illus. cover)
Literature
American Silver 1670-1830, The Cornelius C. Moore Collection at Providence College, item 59, pp. 71-72, illus.
Exhibited
Early American Silver from the Collection of Cornelius C. Moore, The Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, R.I., January 1961, no. 250, illus. fig. 53
The Point Association of Newport, Newport, R.I., 21 July 1962, no. 52
Newton College of the Sacred Heart, Newton, Mass., 10 March 1963
Salve Regina College, Newport, R.I., 17 May 1964
The New England Silversmith, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, R.I., 23 October - 28 November 1965, no. 250, fig. 53
St. Julia's Women's Club, Weston, Mass., 25 May 1966
The Point Association of Newport, Newport, R.I., 21 July 1962, no. 52
Newton College of the Sacred Heart, Newton, Mass., 10 March 1963
Salve Regina College, Newport, R.I., 17 May 1964
The New England Silversmith, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, R.I., 23 October - 28 November 1965, no. 250, fig. 53
St. Julia's Women's Club, Weston, Mass., 25 May 1966