RARE EARLY AMERICAN SILVER BEAKER.

RARE EARLY AMERICAN SILVER BEAKER. Circa 1769, Josiah Austin (1917/20-ca. 1780), Boston, Massachusetts. Cylindrical beaker with everted rim with inverted suppressed foot continuing to a molded foot rim. At the center of the bottom is the hallmark “I.A” within a rectangle. The side engraved “Belonging to the first Church of Christ in Woburn 1769“. Weight: 10.3 troy ounces. SIZE: 6” H. PROVENANCE: Property of First Church, Congregational, Woburn, Massachusetts. Reference: On loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts circa 1910 for the exhibition of 1911. See “American church silver of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries” compiled by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, item number 26, p.4, illustrated plate 3, second item from right top shelf. CONDITION: The beaker with light surface scratches, dimples, and small creases commensurate with age. No damages or restoration noted. Overall very good. 7-74020 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2139	$10,072.50	RARE EARLY AMERICAN SILVER BEAKER. Circa 1769, Josiah Austin (1917/20-ca. 1780), Boston, Massachusetts. Cylindrical beaker with everted rim with inverted suppressed foot continuing to a molded foot rim. At the center of the bottom is the hallmark “I.A” within a rectangle. The side engraved “Belonging to the first Church of Christ in Woburn 1769“. Weight: 10.3 troy ounces. SIZE: 6” H. PROVENANCE: Property of First Church, Congregational, Woburn, Massachusetts. Reference: On loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts circa 1910 for the exhibition of 1911. See “American church silver of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries” compiled by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, item number 26, p.4, illustrated plate 3, second item from right top shelf. CONDITION: The beaker with light surface scratches, dimples, and small creases commensurate with age. No damages or restoration noted. Overall very good. 7-74020 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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