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Marc Posts: 414 |
posted 09-01-2002 11:49 AM
  
Hi there. Once again I have a piece of what I believe to be American coin silver that I could use some help identifying. This fruit / punch strainer is 11 1/4" long and the central portion is 5 1/8" in diameter. The makers marks on the back are an I.S in a rectangular cartouche. As always, I would like to thank all those who have helped me in the past and are helping me now. Marc Cutcher IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 09-01-2002 12:36 PM
John Syng comes to mind, but his death in 1738 seems a touch too early for this piece. There is a punch strainer by Benjamin Burt, nearly identical in size and handle design, shown in Buhler's American Silver in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and dated 1750-1760. IP: Logged |
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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 09-01-2002 09:52 PM
This one is a puzzler. I'm not too keen on the fact that the marks are drilled through. I suppose the piercing was done after the marking, but still, it is odd. Having a maker's mark stamped four times was one of the tricks of the duty dodger in England. I have seen a number of American pieces stamped twice, but can't think of any off the top of my head that are marked four times. I would have to lean towards an English origin. That said, the monogram looks very much like those found on high style Philadelphia rococo silver. Brent IP: Logged |
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labarbedor Posts: 353 |
posted 09-02-2002 12:10 PM
I respectfully disagree about more than double stamped marks. I have a substantial number of triple stamped marks, I have always suspected that most come from the Phila. area. One 4 times stamped mark comes to mind. Moreau Sarrazin of Charleston SC. whose son was Jonathan Sarrazin, whose mark isn't listed. I would guess the key to location is the shape of the handles, my guess is like porringer handles these would have characteristics dependant on their area of origin. Maurice IP: Logged |
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