FINE AND RARE EARLY AMERICAN SILVER BEAKER.

FINE AND RARE EARLY AMERICAN SILVER BEAKER. Circa 1771, Benjamin Burt (1729-1805), Boston, Massachusetts. Cylindrical beaker with flaring rim , the inverted foot continuing to a stepped and molded foot rim. The center of the base with the hallmark “BENJAMIN BURT” within a shaped punch. The side of the beaker engraved “The Gift of/ Mr Isaac Stone;/ to the first Church of Christ,/ in Woborn. 1771“. Weight: 10.2 troy ounces. SIZE: 5-3/4” 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 97, p.12. CONDITION: With light surface scratching, very minor denting and dimples primarily in area of foot. No restoration or damages noted. Generally very good. 7-74021 (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
	2146	$8,295.00	FINE AND RARE EARLY AMERICAN SILVER BEAKER. Circa 1771, Benjamin Burt (1729-1805), Boston, Massachusetts. Cylindrical beaker with flaring rim , the inverted foot continuing to a stepped and molded foot rim. The center of the base with the hallmark “BENJAMIN BURT” within a shaped punch. The side of the beaker engraved “The Gift of/ Mr Isaac Stone;/ to the first Church of Christ,/ in Woborn. 1771“. Weight: 10.2 troy ounces. SIZE: 5-3/4” 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 97, p.12. CONDITION: With light surface scratching, very minor denting and dimples primarily in area of foot. No restoration or damages noted. Generally very good. 7-74021 (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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