MARK OF STANDISH BARRY, BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1792

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A RARE AMERICAN SILVER SUGAR URN
MARK OF STANDISH BARRY, BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1792
The circular tapered body with pierced rim and bright-cut engraved monogram GAL, the cover with pineapple finial, on a square pedestal and ball feet, marked on body, also stamped 1792
10 ¾ in. (27.4 cm.) high; 15 oz. (481 gr.)

Lot Essay

By tradition this sugar urn descended in the Spalding family.
A similar Standish Barry sugar urn is in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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