Sale 1787
New York
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18 - 19 January 2007
Price realised
USD 12,000
Estimate
A SILVER SOUP TUREEN MARK OF WILLIAM FORBES, NEW YORK, 1839-1851, RETAILED BY BALL, TOMPKINS AND BLACK Oval, on four scroll feet with spiral rococo joins, the body chased with a band of flowers against a matte ground and centering two cartouches, one engraved with a crest with monogram ER beneath, the domed cover chased with flowers and leaf border, and leaf-clad ring finial, the handles with leaf joins, marked under base 16 in. long; 98 oz.
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This soup tureen and a pair of salt cellars (lot 87) are engraved with the same crest and monogram
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