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778
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$1,437.00
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IMPORTANT CONFEDERATE DECORATED WATER PITCHER. 12-1/2” tall x 7-3/4” diameter at the base. The cast handle has a griffin body. The spout is an eagle head. One side has a mounted trooper firing at another trooper carrying a Confederate flag. The opposite side has prancing horses on either side of a frame that has an eagle w/spread wings atop, containing a three-mast sailing ship, a field w/plow in it, and three haystacks. There are oak leaves and acorns below this. The lid has an eagle w/spread wings. Marked “E. KAUFMANN / PATd APRIL 28, 1883 / PHILA.” There are two holes punched in the bottom but these do not go through to the inside and appear to be part of a cooling system as there is also a hole under the lid and the walls of this are about 1/4” thick. CONDITION: Minor dents with much tarnish to the silver plating. 4-54316 FS344 (1,100-2,200)
Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 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. |