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Lot 23
Sale 5994 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 12, 2019
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$2,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
German parcel-gilt silver cup of Germantown interest Underside inscribed and dated "Benj Lehman 1801"
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.