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Premier Auction - Session I - July 14, 2023

Fri, Jul 14, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 588

Four Pieces American Coin Silver Items

Estimate: $400 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$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

early/mid 19th century, including goblet, engraved decoration, marks for Thomas Whartenby (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, working 1811-1852), 6-1/2 in.; mug with floral, bead, and wave decoration, marks for R. & W. Wilson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, working 1825-1846), 3-1/4 in.; mug with reeded bands and die rolled borders, scroll handles, marks for Gerardus Boyce (New York, NY, working 1814-1857), 3-1/4 in.; mug with reeded bands, squared handle, marks for Joseph Lownes (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, working 1780-1820), 2-3/4 in., 24.29 oz. T.

 

    

Condition

goblet with bent rim; Boyce with split and bent base rim; Lownes with handle base pushed in, base rim dents and roughness, all mug with bent top, light scratches and wear

Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania