Thirty-two Pieces of Lester H. Vaughan Pewter Tableware

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Thirty-two Pieces of Lester H. Vaughan Pewter Tableware, Lester H. Vaughan, Taunton, Massachusetts, c. 1915-40, ht. to 8 1/2 in.

Note: Lester H. Vaughan (1889-1961) began working in pewter with Reed & Barton in 1909. In 1915 he started his own full-time pewter business. Soon the quality of his work was recognized and he was awarded the medal of the Boston Society of Arts & Crafts as well as the Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Heun Prize. Vaughan's work was exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Art Museum and he made four coffee sets for the White House during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. For a history of Vaughan's life and career see Robert H. Bury, "L.H. Vaughan, Pewter, Taunton, Mass. 1889-1961," in The Bulletin of the Pewter Collectors Club of America, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Winter 2000),pp. 149-158.

Deaccessioned from Old Colony History Museum's collection. Revenue from its sale will support the care of the Museum's collection.
Estimate $200-300

varying levels of bends and dents


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