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- Sale 5994
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| Philadelphia
Nov 12 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5994
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$300 – $500
Engraved with floral motifs surrounding three cartouches bearing religious imagery: memento mori scene with angel, skull, and hourglass; a figure holding flaming heart with earthly treasures; and a representation of the Roman Empire with various Christian countries and two doves; marked to underside; with box retaining provenance: "Henrietta E. Lehman/Given to her when a little girl by her great uncle Benjamin Lehman of Germantown."
Weight: 3.565 oz. t.Stanley W. Root, Jr., born at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, grew up in Chestnut Hill. Part of a military family, he was an army veteran. Root was an active member of his community, and he served as president of the Union League of Philadelphia. His mother, Henrietta Brown (born Henrietta Lehman), was given the silver cup by her great uncle Benjamin Lehman. Godfryd Lehman, a family ancestor, was one of the original settlers of Germantown, following Francis Daniel Pastorius sometime after 1683.
Provenance: Stanley W. Root, Jr., Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania.
Henrietta Brown and Benjamin Lehman, descendants of Godryd Lehman of Germantown, Pennsylvania.
