Samuel Bartlett Silver Cann

Description:

Samuel Bartlett Silver Cann, Concord, Massachusetts, c. 1780, bulbous body with scroll handle and molded foot, handle monogramed "L/IM," base marked "S.BARTLETT" in a sunken cartouche, ht. 5 1/2 in., approx. 14.1 troy oz.

Note: Patricia Kane documents two porringers with the same monogram at the Concord Museum, Concord, Massachusetts, as having belonged to Joseph and Mary Loring. Joseph Loring was a Boston silversmith.
Estimate $2,500-3,500


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