May 3, 2022 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
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A silver cream pot
William Swan, Boston, MA, circa 1740
Pear form, "sparrow beak" spout, scrolled handle, molded rim and base, engraved with monogram, "WE," to underside, marked, "Swan," to underside.
H: 3 1/2 in. W: 3 1/4 in. D: 2 1/4 in., Weight: 3.175 oz. t.
Provenance
Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, February 5, 2017
A private New Jersey collection.
Literature
Kane, Patricia E., Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven: 1998), pg. 914
Antiques Magazine, July 1982, pg. 43.
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Pear form, "sparrow beak" spout, scrolled handle, molded rim and base, engraved with monogram, "WE," to underside, marked, "Swan," to underside.
Provenance
Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, February 5, 2017
A private New Jersey collection.
Literature
Kane, Patricia E., Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven: 1998), pg. 914
Antiques Magazine, July 1982, pg. 43.
Note
The monogram on the underside, "WE," may stand for William Ellery (1727-1820), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
