$7,560
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Auction: May 3, 2022 11:00:00 AM EDT
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.
Note
The monogram on the underside, "WE," may stand for William Ellery (1727-1820), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.