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Lot 43
Sale 5980 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2022
7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$2,520
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
The McKean family George II silver quaich Scotland, 18th century
Of typical form with two handles and footed base, decorated with incised lines, the handles engraved, "M" and "Mc: K," with partially rubbed mark to underside within heart-form reserve; together with a land grant on vellum, signed by Governor Thomas McKean and Deputy Secretary James Trimble (1755-1837), dated February 2, 1805, which gave Robert Walker a tract of land called Dundee, located on Buffalo Creek, Donegall Township, Washington County, presented alongside an engraved portrait of Thomas McKean by T.B. Welch after Gilbert Stuart, matted and framed.
H: 1 1/2 in. W: 5 3/4 in. D: 3 1/2 in., Weight: 2.53 oz. t.