Sold for:
$9,480
$9,480
Coin Silver Presentation Pitcher, William Thompson, New York, early 19th century, the pitcher with hinged cover embossed with a detailed water scene of a shipwreck with a figure hanging on to a damaged mast, on a baluster-form body with lobes around the bottom, a shoulder band of scrolled leaves and blossoms, ear-shaped handle with acanthus terminals, and supported on four anthemion and flute-decorated paw-and-ball feet, the side engraved: "Presented by the Underwriters on the Ship America to Capt. Henry Cahoone Commander of the US Revenue Cutter Alert, New York, February 1820.," (minor scratches, dents and abrasions), ht. 11 1/4 in., approx. 58 troy oz.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-11
