$756
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Auction: November 10, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
The body engraved with inscription, "W.S. to his nephew Thomas C. Amory/ Nov. 29. 1812. (his day of baptism)/ ____"a newborn child,/ Thou sal'st, and wept, while all around thee smil'd/ Lo Live, that sinking in thy last long sleep,/ Thou calm may'st smile, while all around thee weep;/ Lo live, like HIM whose HONORED NAME thou hast,/ That Time shall know thee tho' thy life be past."; marked to underside.
H: 5 1/2 in. L: 6 1/2 in. (lenght with both handles) Dia: 3 1/2 in. (diameter of bowl), Weight: 9.89 oz. t.Provenance
Jonathan Trace, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 14, 2015
A private New Jersey collection.