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A Presidential Porcelain Water Pitcher Associated With Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886)
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Passed
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description
A Presidential Porcelain Water Pitcher Associated With Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886)
Circa 1881-1885
with molded and gilt-accented ivy motifs, each side bearing Seal of the U.S.
Height 10 x width 7 x depth 6 inches.
Provenance
Provenance:By repute, owned by Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886),Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, New York, November 17, 1973, lot 786,Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, California, November 4, 1992, lot 68,The Richards Collections, Collector's Sales and Services, Middletown, Rhode Island, March 26 and 27, 1994, lot 287,Property of a Massachusetts gentleman.Exhibition History:Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1952.Note: It is said that this pitcher is the only known extant version.