May 3, 2022 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
22
A silver tablespoon
Jurian Blanck, Jr. (1645-1715), New York, NY, circa 1690
Oval bowl, flat handle, "rattail" bowl back, trefid end, engraved with monogram, "M*C," to back of handle end, marked, "IB," to back of handle.
L: 8 in. W: 2 in., Weight: 1.88 oz. t.
Provenance
Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 17, 2014
A private New Jersey collection.
Literature
Waters, Deborah Dependahl, Elegant Plate: Three Centuries of Precious Metals in New York City, vol. I-II, Hanover: University Press of New England, 2000, p. 112
Smith, Helen Burr, "Four Hoof Spoons," Antiques (June 1944), vol. 45, p. 292-293, fig. 2.
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Oval bowl, flat handle, "rattail" bowl back, trefid end, engraved with monogram, "M*C," to back of handle end, marked, "IB," to back of handle.
Provenance
Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 17, 2014
A private New Jersey collection.
Literature
Waters, Deborah Dependahl, Elegant Plate: Three Centuries of Precious Metals in New York City, vol. I-II, Hanover: University Press of New England, 2000, p. 112
Smith, Helen Burr, "Four Hoof Spoons," Antiques (June 1944), vol. 45, p. 292-293, fig. 2.
Note
Jurian Blanck, Jr. is the first noted Dutch silversmith working in New York, and his work represents the earliest surviving silver from a New York maker.
