Turkey pot

Michel Delapierre II (Master 1737, died after 1785)

1745

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

Dimensions20.9 x 19.1 x 16.6 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 6 9/16 in.)

Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection

Accession number1993.371

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsEngraved coat of arms. Engraved "244" on underside.ProvenanceBy 1926, Edmond Guerin, Paris. By 1938, Jacques Helft. By 1943, George Lurcy, New York. By 1946, Baron Cassel vann Doorn, Englewood, New Jersey; 1958, sold at Parke-Bernet sale, New York [see note 1]. Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (1898-1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993; gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)

NOTES:
[1] Sold at Parke-Bernet sale, New York, 1958, lot #50.