Lot 23

Lot 23

German parcel-gilt silver cup of Germantown interest Underside inscribed and dated "Benj Lehman 1801"

Sale 5994 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

Nov 12, 2019 10:00AM ET

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$300 - 500

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German parcel-gilt silver cup of Germantown interest Underside inscribed and dated "Benj Lehman 1801"

Engraved with floral motifs surrounding three cartouches bearing religious imagery: memento mori scene with angel, skull, and hourglass; a figure holding flaming heart with earthly treasures; and a representation of the Roman Empire with various Christian countries and two doves; marked to underside; with box retaining provenance: "Henrietta E. Lehman/Given to her when a little girl by her great uncle Benjamin Lehman of Germantown."

Weight: 3.565 oz. t.

Stanley W. Root, Jr., born at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, grew up in Chestnut Hill. Part of a military family, he was an army veteran. Root was an active member of his community, and he served as president of the Union League of Philadelphia. His mother, Henrietta Brown (born Henrietta Lehman), was given the silver cup by her great uncle Benjamin Lehman. Godfryd Lehman, a family ancestor, was one of the original settlers of Germantown, following Francis Daniel Pastorius sometime after 1683.

Provenance: Stanley W. Root, Jr., Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania.
Henrietta Brown and Benjamin Lehman, descendants of Godryd Lehman of Germantown, Pennsylvania.

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