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Lot 27
Sale 4439 - The Pennsylvania Sale
Nov 10, 2015
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$20,000 -
30,000
Lot Description
Rare and important Cadwalader Family cased pair of Victorian silver askos jugs john mortimer & john samuel hunt, london, 1840-41, retailed storr & mo
rtimer Greek askos-form on oval foot, the rim applied with two recumbent goats flanking a bifurcated scroll and leaf handle above a winged cherub, the body with a matte textured finish, the underside with inscription reading "Presented To The Mutual Assurance Co. April 9th, 1874 by Mrs. Fanny Cadwalader in grateful remembrance of the attachment of its members to her late Husband Maj. General George Cadwalader for 22 years the President;" in original, labeled Storr & Mortimer fitted box.
H: 8 5/8 in. Total weight: 59 troy oz.