American Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description:
Paul Revere Jr. Silver Tablespoon, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1789, the end of the plain handle engraved with the monogram "SSP" for Samuel and Sarah Parkman, the back marked "REVERE" in a sunken cartouche (Kane mark D),lg. 8 5/8 in., approx. 2.4 troy oz.
Provenance: Koopman & Co., Boston, January 13, 1909.
Literature: For similarly monogrammed examples see Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998),pp. 833-834.
Estimate $6,000-8,000
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Keywords
Koopman & Co., Patricia Kane, Paul Revere Jr, Samuel, Sarah ParkmanStephen L. Fletcher
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American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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