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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION SALVER OF PRESIDENTAL INTEREST

Lot 717
24.01.2025 10:00UTC -05:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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Lot 717 | SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION SALVER OF PRESIDENTAL INTEREST
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: AN AMERICAN SILVER PRESENTATION SALVER OF PRESIDENTAL INTEREST
MARK OF REED & BARTON, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1891
Shaped rectangular, the border densely chased and engraved with flowers and foliage, the surface engraved with a map of the territory of Utah and a presentation inscription, the reverse engraved Utah Silver / PRESENTED BY / R. C. Chambers / Superintendent of the / Ontario and Daly Mining / Companies, marked on reverse
12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) long
30 oz. 18 dwt. (961 gr.)
The presentation inscription on the front of the salver reads,
Salt Late City April 4th 1891
To the President - The people of Salt Lake City, irrespective of party or creed, delegate us to send you greeting and to express the earnest hope that the chief magistrate on his proposed Western tour will find it possible to honor our city with a visit and accept its cordial hospitalities. We have the honor to be your obedient servants R. Mackintosh, John E. Dooly, Henry W. Lawrence, Samuel A. Merrit, C. C. Goodwin, Jas. H. Bacon, Spencer C. Lawson, Thomas Marshall, James M. Ricketts, L. S. Hills, James Sharp. J. .T. Little, Heber M. Wells, Jos. M. Stoutt, Fred Simon, E. C. Coffin, James G. Lendinning, W. E. Smedley, W. C. Hall, H. C. Lett, T. R. Jones, M. K. Parsons, George A. Lowe, John J. Daly, Jos. R. Walker, N. A. Empey, R. N. Baskin, W. S. McCornick




Provenance

Presented to President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901).
Bequeathed upon his death to his second wife Mary Scott Dimmick Lord (1858-1948).
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Silver
Category:Dishes and trays, Services
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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