Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auctions | Session I

Fri, Oct 2, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 265

American Coin Silver E. Hersy Derby Water Pitcher

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Boston, mid 19th century, urn form with urn form with wheat decoration, twist vine handle, engraved on base "A Legacy from/E. Hersy Derby,/to his Daughter/Mrs. E. Hersey Derby J., Salem, 1852.", body with "D" monogram, marks forÿLincoln & Foss (Boston, Massachusett, working 1848-1857), 25.72 oz. T.,ÿ 8-1/2 in.Note: Was gifted toÿCharlotte Elizabeth RichardsÿandÿHenry Pickering Walcott (1832-1932) at the time of their marriage inÿ1865. Mr. Walcott was a collateral descendant of Elias Hasket Derby, a pre-eminent post Revolutionary merchant from Salem, Massachusetts.ÿ E. Hersey Derby refers to the offspring of Ezekial Hersey Derby, the brother of Elias. - Provenance: By Descent in the Walcott and Nones Families, New England (with copy of photograph and family history of Charlotte Elizabeth Walcott Richards, pitcher was gift from Derby family, Salem, Massachusetts)

Condition

minor wear, light scratches
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