Important American Folk Art, Furniture and Silver Including the Gary Gold Dinner Service
Catalogue Information: 253 lots | 250 with images
Date: 2005
Auction House:
Sotheby's
Location:
USA
Lot 14: PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR "GEN. G. WASHINGTONS HAIR": A GOLD MEMORIAL RING, ALEXANDRIA,
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR "GEN. G. WASHINGTONS HAIR": A GOLD MEMORIAL RING, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, 1799the octagonal pink gold bezel containing braided brown hair beneath a crystal (fractured), plain hoop with commemorative inscription engraved [...more]
Lot 15: VARIOUS OWNERS A SILVER CREAMER AND COVERED SUGAR BOWL, BENJAMIN BARTON, JR., ALEXANDRIA,
VARIOUS OWNERS A SILVER CREAMER AND COVERED SUGAR BOWL, BENJAMIN BARTON, JR., ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, CIRCA 1835bombé rectangular with die-rolled border of roses and leaves, the harp-haped handles ending in animal heads, bud finial, engraved with scrip [...more]
Lot 16: A SILVER SUGAR BOWL AND COVER, ASA BLANCHARD, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, CIRCA 1830
fluted pear form with openwork cartouche feet and foliate bud finial, marked center of base BLANCHARD in rectangle
Lot 17: A SILVER COFFEE POT, GEORGE AIKEN, BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1800
urn form, engraved on each side with an oval above crossed palms and below rose sprays, engraved inside with a sunburst enclosing on one side arms and a crest, the shoulders bright-cut with a band of foliage below the lift-off cover with urn finial, [...more]
Lot 18: A SILVER MOTE SPOON, JOSEPH RICHARDSON, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1750
the oval bowl pierced with strapwork patterns, edged on the back with an engraved line, double drop handle with bead and point terminal, engraved initials barred IF, marked on back IR in ovalCATALOGUE NOTEThe IF initials may be for a member of the Fi [...more]
