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An important American bright cut silver tablespoon, Paul Revere, Boston, circa 1765
with rounded end, the stem engraved with script initials, MB, a wrigglework rim and prick worked border, beaded scroll to the reverse above a short drop, stamped REVERE to rectangular cartouche, partly rubbed
21cm long
45gms silver weight

PROVENANCE
Sotheby's, Fine American Furniture, Folk Art, Folk Paintings and Silver, New York, June 27 and 28, 1990, lot 144
Acquired S.J. Shrubsole, New York, May 1996
Collection of the Honourable Justice John Batt AM

LITERATURE
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven, Connecticut, 1998, p. 831

with rounded end, the stem engraved with script initials, MB, a wrigglework rim and prick worked border, beaded scroll to the reverse above a short drop, stamped REVERE to rectangular cartouche, partly rubbed
21cm long
45gms silver weight

PROVENANCE
Sotheby's, Fine American Furniture, Folk Art, Folk Paintings and Silver, New York, June 27 and 28, 1990, lot 144
Acquired S.J. Shrubsole, New York, May 1996
Collection of the Honourable Justice John Batt AM

LITERATURE
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven, Connecticut, 1998, p. 831

  • Condition: The Paul Revere spoon presents in solid condition. The decoration is good and clear, with some slight rubbing to the prick work consistent with age. The edges of the bowl are good and sharp. The mark is readable but partial. The decoration to the fancy back is also partial and rubbed. The item presents with some light scuffing and marks consistent with age.

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