Lot 26
A collection of Philadelphia coin silver: pair of spectacles, tablespoons and teaspoons 18th and 19th century
Sale 5092 - The Pennsylvania Sale featuring The Hedgerow Theatre Collection
Oct 28, 2020
10:00AM ET
/ Philadelphia
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$800 -
1,200
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$594
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Lot Description
A collection of Philadelphia coin silver: pair of spectacles, tablespoons and teaspoons 18th and 19th century
Including a pair of spectacles with mark of John C. McAllister (1753-1830); a bright-cut, shell-back tablespoon with mark of Anthony Simmons (active 1798-1808); a tablespoon with mark of Harvey Lewis (1783-1835); a bird-back tablespoon with mark of Christian Wiltberger (1770-1851); a shell-back teaspoon with mark of Philip Syng, Jr. (1703-1769); and a teaspoon with mark of Lewis & Smith (about 1805-1811).
L: 9 in. (tablespoon, longest), Total weight: 8.145 oz. t.Provenance: Collection of L. Delmar and Susan Burrows Swan, Wilmington, Delaware.
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