John Swift
A George II Antique English Silver Salver of American Interest, 1749
Diameter: 9.75 in.
Weight: 15 oz. 14 dwt.
London
H0212
$ 7,500.00
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The arms are those of Chapman impaling Pearson for the Chapman family of Summer Hill Plantation, Arlington County, Virginia. This piece is documented by both a rare 19th century family...
The arms are those of Chapman impaling Pearson for the Chapman family of Summer Hill Plantation, Arlington County, Virginia.
This piece is documented by both a rare 19th century family tintype of the salver and a picture of the Chapman Family silver in "The History of the Alexander and Chapman Family in Virginia," by Sigismunda Mary Frances Chapman, 1946, Madison, WI, Dietz Printing Company.
Provenance:
Charles C. Williams (1925-1996)
Helen C. Calvert, 1990
For an identical salver by John Swift, also with a history of Virginia family ownership, see "English Silver at Williamsburg," by John D. Davis, 1976, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, page 134.
This piece is documented by both a rare 19th century family tintype of the salver and a picture of the Chapman Family silver in "The History of the Alexander and Chapman Family in Virginia," by Sigismunda Mary Frances Chapman, 1946, Madison, WI, Dietz Printing Company.
Provenance:
Charles C. Williams (1925-1996)
Helen C. Calvert, 1990
For an identical salver by John Swift, also with a history of Virginia family ownership, see "English Silver at Williamsburg," by John D. Davis, 1976, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, page 134.