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American Silver Coffee Pot of plain baluster shape, with scroll handle and spout on a pedestal base
Currency:CAD
Category:Everything Else / Other
Start Price:300.00 CAD
Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 CAD
Auction Date:2004 Dec 07 @ 19:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:Canada
American Silver Coffee Pot of plain baluster shape, with scroll handle and spout on a pedestal base and four winged paw feet, the rim and finial moulded with floral borders, inscribed, ht. 10.9"" - 27.8 cm., 34.2 oz. - 1064 grams, Boston, Mass., maker: John Jones Inscription reads:Reward of Merit / Presented to Capt. Henry Bancroft / by the Owners and Afsurers of the / Ship Sachem & Cargo. Boston / Nov. 1821 Henry Bancroft (1786-1872), of Lynnfield Centre, was born in Boston. He went to sea at fourteen, was mate of a ship, then first officer and at the age of nineteen was commander of a brig. This rank he held until he left the sea after thirty-five years of service, except when, during two years, he served for a time as first officer and then as Lieutenant of a privateer in the war of 1812. The following is from an obituary in a Boston newspaper: '... An incident occured during one of his return voyages from China which exhibited the abilites of the man as a commander. His noble ship, laden with a full cargo of rich silks and teas was, when off St. Helena, overtaken by a severe hurricane, by which the ship lost her rudder. All on board expected a watery grave except Captain Bancroft, who ordered the main yard lowered, which, under great disadvantages, was rigged into a temporary rudder, and he brought the cargo, valued at half a million dollars, into Boston, in due time and without any loss. For this noble effort he was rewarded by the presentation to him of a silver service valued at about $2000, ...' Literature: Abbott-Smith, George, and Bancroft, James, Charles Bancroft of Montreal, Ancestors and Descendants, Preface dated June, 1943, at Knowlton, Que., private printing. Provenance: Property of Charles Bancroft, Richmond Hill
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