James Musgrave Silver Sugar Bowl 1805 MUSEUM

Description

JAMES MUSGRAVE SILVER SUGAR BOWL & COVER                   c1805 MUSEUM
We are quite pleased to offer
this very rare
c1805
James Musgrave
sugar bowl & cover.
First listed 1794
Perry & Musgrave
alone
1795 to c1810.
Little of his work has survived,
most
in museum collections
including:
Knox Museum,
Minnesota Institute of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum
Detroit Institute of Art
and
the Winterthur.
The later museum displays a tea service
with
identical
panel engraved, radiating sun finial
as found on the
sugar bowl & cover we offer.
Cowan's
recently sold a
Musgrave
coffee pot for
00.
Period engraved
"B"
for the
original owner.
Hallmarked as shown.
This 215 year old James Musgrave sugar bowl 7 inches tall
and 6 at widest 18 1/2 standard ounces.
In very fine condition.
Retains original hand carved detail.
Rich silver patina throughout.
Tiny spot surface wear just below rim and cover
not perfectly flush to base, see images.
Sells world wide.
Applicable sales tax.