Charters Cann & Dunn Octagon Child Cup Coin Silver RARE Arm Hammer USA Hallmark

Description

Condition
. From a
bottom-side view
of the cup
(pix# 3)
please view
sides
1,3,& 4
, starting at the
top left side
as side
#1
, where
1st leakage
occurs, and counting clockwise, sides
#3
and
#4
also leak. I am not a silversmith, but believe the
cracks/split/separations
causing the leaks, that occur where the bottom of the cup connects to its' upper sides, can be sealed with just enough heat  applied to the area. These are
not holes
, but again, they
are splits/cracks/separations
. The picture shows trauma to the area on the bottom-side of the mug/cup where the split/crack/separations occur. Bottom-side and
both
interior view
pix (#s 7 & 8) show no obvious indications of areas where leakage occurs - they're hidden.
Holding the cup up to the light and viewing the interior bottom side does expose the
3 areas
that
are split
. The cup is very tarnished with a
distinct mug thumb handle
. Excluding the tarnish would leave as is.
Damage could be from "
banging
about
" by its young user.
This
antique
cup
represents an
important piece
from the
US
coin-silver goods
production
days,
just a
decade
(circa
1850s
) or so
before
the introduction and
requirement of
"
sterling
" silver markings, by the
US
government, on
fine silver
merchandise/goods of
925
parts pure silver out of
1000
parts (.925)
.
It also represents one of a
few
rare
examples of
US
hallmarked
coin
and
fine
silver
,
one that
duplicates/rivals
the
hallmarking
configuration
used in
European
countries, where
symbols
and
initials
are used to
date
,
to indicate
silver content
,
and to identify the piece's
maker
. That rare US format is used on this cup.
This example uses an '
arm and hammer
'
to represent
coin
silver
; it uses
"
CC&D
"
encased in a
coffin shaped
box to represent the
maker's mark
of
Charters
Cann
&
Dunn
; and a third unidentifiable mark that appears of '
vegetation
form' of some type(not sure the representation) - all very European and
a hallmarking format seldom/rarely seen on US
produced
sterling
or
fine silver
goods. What I find to be a bit curious in this scenario is the more
prominently displayed
retailer/distributor
name
of
"BROWN & ANDERSON",
who
possibly commissioned
CC&D
to produce the piece. The lettering is much more prominent than that of the makers hallmarks.
CC&D
-
Charters
Cann
&
Dunn
were only in business, collectively,
circa 1850s
(approx.
1848-1856
). The
coin silver octagonal
shaped
christening
-
presentation
-
child's cup
presented here is an
excellent example
of their work(s) and  some of the finest coin silver merchandise produced only a decade preceding the civil war . Clean lines and minimal decoration bordering the bottom of the cup, give it a very formal, almost austere feel, perhaps owned by a family of substantial means. Possibly of
Spanish colonial
design
influence
(8-sides), this
cup/mug
is
monogram-free.
Thomas
or
James
Charters
;
John
Cann
,
David
Dunn
(CC&D)
Even though
Charters, Cann & Dunn
had a short life as a trio
, the
quality and demand
for their work was
high
. They
produced for several retailers in the New York
area with those
retailers names
being
more prominently displayed
than
C,C
&
D
. This coin silver cup was distributed by retailers
Brown & Anderson
(
or Crown & Anderson
- first letter of 1st name not clear). Research produced no help.
They, reportedly,
were suppliers to the Tiffany Company
in the
1850's
,
known
then
as
Tiffany, Young & Ellis
. "The
Charters, Cann
&
Dunn
company name
can be found
on
Tiffany Young & Ellis
sterling hollowware extant from those years."
See
all pictures
and
"item specifics
" above for
additional details
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