(on 2) GROUP OF SILVER ITEMS
TALL DRINKS PITCHER, Baltimore, Jacobi & Jenkins (1894-1908) tall thistle-etched glass with embossed silver rim and spout also with embossed thistle decoration, 12.5", incl. a long sterling mixing spoon (not original); along with an S.Kirk and Son floral chased BUTTER DISH with pierced liner, 7"diam., approx. 9 troy oz. excluding glass pitcher
Descended directly through the John Shelby (1785-1859) of Virginia family to the present owner of Cambridge, MA. Additional provenance available on lot 248.
Descended through the family to the present, on the paternal side, of Dr. John Shelby (1786-1859), a prominent physician in East Nashville, Tenn. where he built a mansion for each of his two daughters. This lot from 'Fatherland' (the other mansion 'Boscobel'). Not only did the family lose its wealth after the Civil War, but both mansions burned with a large part of Nashville in 1916 in the "Fire of the Century". Shelby Park in Nashville is named after John Shelby. Family also connected to Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), the first and fifth governor of Kentucky. From the maternal side, the consignor is descended from the the Cox family, descendants of Robert E. Lee. A wonderful provenance for such a humble lot.
Estimate: $300 - $500
Realized: $225 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 336 : (on 2) GROUP OF SILVER ITEMS
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