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Lot 84
Sale 6077 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Apr 22, 2015
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$4,000 -
6,000
Price Realized
$4,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Fine six-piece silver tea and coffee service joseph lownes (1758-1820), philadelphia, pa
Comprising hot water pot, teapot, coffee pot, creamer, covered sugar, and waste bowl, each of globular form with lamb's tongue banding supported on stepped, circular base, the bodies finely chased with acanthus fronds, the domed lids capped by rosebud finials, the pots' spouts issuing from leafy clusters and terminating in dragon's heads, the covered sugar with twin-handles surmounting mask head joins, all pieces marked to underside and engraved with later monogram, "NYC."
H: 10 in. (hot water pot) Total Weight: approx. 150 troy oz.