Lot Essay
The creamer in this tea service is marked Joseph Richardson, Jr. Richardson sold his business to James Howell in 1810.
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Property of A NEW JERSEY FAMILY
A SILVER FOUR-PIECE TEA SERVICE
MARK OF JAMES HOWELL, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1810; THE CREAMER MARK OF JOSEPH RICHARDSON, JR., PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1810
Details
A SILVER FOUR-PIECE TEA SERVICE
MARK OF JAMES HOWELL, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1810; THE CREAMER MARK OF JOSEPH RICHARDSON, JR., PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1810
Comprising: two teapots, cream jug, and a covered sugar bowl, shaped oval with facetted sides and beaded borders, engraved with initials, the teapots and sugar bowl with domed covers and urn-form finials, the bottom of one teapot engraved with genealogy 1762-1892, each marked under base, one teapot apparently unmarked
The teapot 11½ in. long over handle; 63 oz. gross weight (4)
MARK OF JAMES HOWELL, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1810; THE CREAMER MARK OF JOSEPH RICHARDSON, JR., PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1810
Comprising: two teapots, cream jug, and a covered sugar bowl, shaped oval with facetted sides and beaded borders, engraved with initials, the teapots and sugar bowl with domed covers and urn-form finials, the bottom of one teapot engraved with genealogy 1762-1892, each marked under base, one teapot apparently unmarked
The teapot 11½ in. long over handle; 63 oz. gross weight (4)
Provenance
Edward G. Wilson, Philadelphia, 1971
Collection of Joseph H. Kler, M.D. (1903-1983), Bound Brook, New Jersey
Collection of Joseph H. Kler, M.D. (1903-1983), Bound Brook, New Jersey