New York Colonial Silver Teapot Daniel Christian Fueter, New York, circa 1762

Inverted pear form, the leaf-capped spout with shell fluting, molded pedestal foot, the domed cover with bud finial, each side engraved "MFN" within a rococo cartouche, the base also engraved "1762, N*W", marked on base. Approximately 19 ounces, all in.

(Height 7 inches.)

This previously unrecorded teapot joins a select group of silver produced by Swiss-born silversmith Daniel Christian Fueter (1720-1785) who worked in the latest fashions in New York. Examples of Fueter’s work in the rococo style in public collections include a coffee pot in the Brooklyn Museum, a cake basket in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a pair of salvers in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a gold whistle, coral and bells in the Yale University Art Gallery.

The teapot has descended within a family that traces its roots to Albert Albertszen Terhune (c. 1623-1685).Terhune was a Huguenot ribbon weaver from Holland who settled in Gravesend in Kings County (now part of Brooklyn). Later generations settled through Long Island, New Amsterdam and New Jersey. John Albert Terhune (1709-1786) moved from Gravesend to Middlesex County, New Jersey. A family farm was established near Princeton. Notable descendants include Judge or Squire John Stafford Terhune (1793-1886). His son, William Letson Terhune (1815-1907), married Margaret Scott Little (1825-1906). Portraits of Margaret Little’s parents by Micah Williams were donated by the family to the Monmouth County Historical Society. Both the portraits and the Fueter teapot share the same line of descent.

Good condition and quality; fine patina, hammer marks still extant; engraved monogram remains sharp; marks clear; there is a light repair inside hinge on cover.
Condition Report: Good condition and quality; fine patina, hammer marks still extant; engraved monogram remains sharp; marks clear; there is a light repair inside hinge on cover. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.Request a condition report