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Lot 113
Paul Revere Jr. Silver Tablespoon
The rounded terminal engraved with script monogram EH, the reverse marked with Kane mark D. Length 9 inches, approximately 1 ounce.
The American patriot Paul Revere (1735-1818) is today remembered for his famous midnight ride to announce the coming of the British, but by trade he was one of Colonial America's most proficient silversmiths with a shop that supplied Boston's tables with the most fashionable silver articles. The records from the shop show that Revere's patrons included not only Boston's top families, but also client's from the city's growing middle class. While larger silver pieces like tea services would have been out of reach of most Bostonians at the time, his books record over 6,000 pieces of silver having been made by the shop, including numerous spoons made in sets of six and twelve. Revere's silver lives on in pieces like this tablespoon to provide a tangible link to our nation's great patriot silversmith.
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