Silver Communion Cup
Silver Communion Cup, Zachariah Brigden, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1785, with flaring rim on a flaring molded base, the front engraved "The Gift of the/Honble Wm Pitkin Esqr/to the Church of the/3d Sociy Hartford," marked "Z.Brigden" in a sunken cartouche below the rim and "ZB" in a sunken cartouche on the base, ht. 5 7/8 in., approx. 8 troy oz.
Literature: Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998), p. 216, records two other cups with the same presentation inscription.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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Silver Communion Cup, Zachariah Brigden, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1785, with flaring rim on a flaring molded base, the front engraved "The Gift of the/Honble Wm Pitkin Esqr/to the Church of the/3d Sociy Hartford," marked "Z.Brigden" in a sunken cartouche below the rim and "ZB" in a sunken cartouche on the base, ht. 5 7/8 in., approx. 8 troy oz.
Literature: Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998), p. 216, records two other cups with the same presentation inscription.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.