May 3, 2022 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
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A silver sugar nips
William Breed (1719-1762), Boston, MA, circa 1750
Cast scrolled arms, shell-form bowls, engraved rosette at central crossing, engraved with later monogram, "MCF," to one arm, marked twice, "WB," once to each arm near finger rings.
L: 4 1/2 in. W: 1 3/4 in., Weight: 0.945 oz. t.
Provenance
Beverly Antiques, California, March 1975
Roy and Ruth Nutt Collection
Sotheby's, New York, The Roy and Ruth Nutt Collection: Highly Important American Silver, January 24, 2015, lot 672
A private New Jersey collection.
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Cast scrolled arms, shell-form bowls, engraved rosette at central crossing, engraved with later monogram, "MCF," to one arm, marked twice, "WB," once to each arm near finger rings.
Provenance
Beverly Antiques, California, March 1975
Roy and Ruth Nutt Collection
Sotheby's, New York, The Roy and Ruth Nutt Collection: Highly Important American Silver, January 24, 2015, lot 672
A private New Jersey collection.
