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A RUSSIAN SILVER SMALL KETTLE, MAKER'S MARK ECC IN HEART (POSTNIKOVA-LOSSEVA, NO. 2458), MOSCOW, CIRCA 1750, FITTED WITH AN ENGLISH SILVER LAMPSTAND, WILLIAM FAWDERY, LONDON, 1711 |
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- kettle marked on base, cover and handle, marked on lampstand, burner apparently unmarked
- ivory, silver
- height 9 1/2 in.
- 24.2 cm
chased with a band of rococo ornament and engraved with later cipher and coronet, ivory handle, on octagonal lampstand, the burner engraved to match, in 19th century fitted case
Provenance
Possibly J.P. Morgan, to his sister
Sarah Spencer Morgan, and by descent.
Sarah Spencer Morgan, and by descent.
Condition
Moscow date mark obscured, the burner with repairs, otherwise good condition, case with signs of wear
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The following lots belonged to Sarah Spencer Morgan (1839-1896), daughter of Junius Spencer Morgan and his wife Juliet Pierpont, and thus sister of J.P. Morgan, born two years earlier. On June 27, 1866 she married her cousin George Hale Morgan (1840-1911), a banker who worked with her brother. After her father’s death from a carriage accident in 1890, her share of his $10 million estate allowed the couple to build Ventfort Hall in Lenox, Massachusetts. Finished in 1893, the house is now a Museum of the Gilded Age.