Sold for:
$995
$995
Philadelphia pewter communion flagon, attributed to Boardman & Co. , Hartford, Connecticut, ca. 1800 , inscribed "Presented by the Ladies of the Sewing Society of the First Baptist Church Philadelphia to the First German Baptist Church of Philadelphia", 11 1/4" h. For a nearly identical example, see Herr, Pewter in Pennsylvania German Churches , fig. 187; John Carl Thomas, Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers , pg. 136, fig. 147. Provenance: Thomas and Constance Williams 1959.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2007-04-21
