18TH C. BOSTON SILVER TABLE SPOON, REVERE
Paul Revere, Jr. (Boston, 1735-1818)
marked REVERE on back of neck; monogramed EP on handle; 8.5''h; 1.75''w; 1.3 troy oz.
From a Massachusetts South Shore collector; Milton Babcock provenance
Paul Revere Jr. (1734-1818) apprenticed as a silversmith with his father, a French Huguenot silversmith Apollos Rivoire, known in America as Paul Revere, Sr. (1702-1754). Paul Revere Jr. inherited his father's shop in 1754 and continued to run a successful business selling silver, jewelry, tools, hardware, and imported textiles.
Bowl very slightly worn.
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Realized: $5,550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 73 : 18TH C. BOSTON SILVER TABLE SPOON, REVERE
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