An American Silver Footed Salver, John Noyes, Boston, circa 1700-10
No reserve
Auction Closed
April 21, 08:50 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
An American Silver Footed Salver, John Noyes, Boston, circa 1700-10
plain circular with molded border, on trumpet foot, engraved on surface with arms in scroll and foliate cartouche surmounted by a helmet and crest, marked center of foot and on surface (latter mark rubbed).
6⅝ in. (16.9 cm.) diameter
6 oz. 10 dwt. (202 g)
Mark Bortman
Bortman-Larus Collection
William Core Duffy, New Haven, CT
Wolf Family Collection No. 0716 (acquired from the above on May 8, 1984)
Bortman-Larus Collection
William Core Duffy, New Haven, CT
Wolf Family Collection No. 0716 (acquired from the above on May 8, 1984)
Boston, Museum of Replica Handbags s, 1956
Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College, 1958
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Art from American Collections, 1963
Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, 1965
Washington, D.C., Department of State, 1972-83 (Diplomatic Reception Rooms)
Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College, 1958
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Art from American Collections, 1963
Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, 1965
Washington, D.C., Department of State, 1972-83 (Diplomatic Reception Rooms)
Buhler, Kathryn, American Silver 1655-1825 in the Museum of Replica Handbags s Boston, vol I, p. 208, no. 171, in passing
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 738
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, p. 738
The arms are those of Oliver, probably for Daniel Oliver of Boston (1663-1732). He married Elizabeth Belcher and had two sons, Daniel (b. 1704) and Andrew (b. 1706). The younger was hanged in effigy for his initial support of the Stamp Act, but later became Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
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