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Lot 94
Sale 5980 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2022
7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$2,772
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
An assorted group of seven silver tablewares William Ball (1763-1815), Baltimore, MD, William Ball (1729-1810), Philadelphia, PA, and John Murdock (active 1779-1786), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1750-1760
Comprising a set of four teaspoons by William Ball of Baltimore (1763-1810), circa 1790, with drop to bowl back, handle ends engraved, "JTC," marked; a single coffee spoon by William Ball of Philadelphia (1729-1810), circa 1760, of "Hanoverian" mid-rib form, with shell back, the underside of handle end engraved, "AD," marked; a sugar nips by William Ball of Philadelphia (1729-1810), circa 1750, with cast scrolled arms, shell-form bowls, engraved rosette at central crossing, one arm engraved, "M*R," marked twice, once to each bowl well; and a sugar tongs by John Murdock, circa 1780, with floriate cast arms, shell-form bowls, the end engraved, "TCMT," marked.
W: 2 1/4 in. L: 6 in. (sugar tongs), Total weight: 4.73 oz. t.