c. 1760–1775 Meyer Meyers Tablespoon, New York Bright Cut Engraving & WC Monogram (50g)

$1,000.00
An important and unusually scarce example of Meyer Meyers silver: an American silver tablespoon measuring 8 1/2 inches and weighing 50 grams, with a beautifully struck MEYERS mark on the reverse of the handle. The handle is decorated on the front with bright-cut engraving and bears the original owner's WC monogram, giving the spoon both the elegance of its period decoration and a tangible connection to its early owner. Meyer Meyers (1723–1795) was the most important Jewish silversmith working in colonial New York and one of the outstanding American silversmiths of the eighteenth century. His career encompassed virtually the full range of the silversmith's craft, from flatware and hollowware to highly important Jewish ceremonial silver. Contemporary and later scholarship recognizes him as a major figure in the development of American silver, and he held the distinction of serving as president of the New York Gold and Silversmiths. Meyers is particularly important for the breadth and quality of his surviving work. His shop produced objects for both secular and religious use, demonstrating the sophistication of New York's eighteenth-century silver trade and the significant role played by Jewish craftsmen in colonial American material culture. His surviving body of work is substantial, but individual examples remain genuinely scarce. Indeed, the rarity of this spoon is heightened by the fact that only 381 works by Meyer Meyers are presently recorded in the relevant catalogue of his known work. This tablespoon is not among those catalogued examples, making it an uncatalogued addition to the documented corpus of Meyers's work. For collectors of early American silver, the discovery of an unrecorded example by a major eighteenth-century silversmith is considerably more significant than the ordinary appearance of the object might suggest. The spoon does have condition issues, which are reflected in the price. There is an old repair at the junction of the stem and bowl, along with right-handed wear to the bowl from use. These condition issues are honest evidence of a utensil that was actually used rather than preserved untouched. The engraving remains crisp and attractive, and the MEYERS mark is particularly beautifully struck on the reverse of the handle. This is an opportunity to acquire a piece by one of the foundational figures of American silversmithing, while also adding an apparently unrecorded example to the known corpus of his work. Length: 8 1/2 inches Weight: 50 grams Price is firm. Images ©DC Silver Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?section_id=7399760 Or just browse around the shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP
An important and unusually scarce example of Meyer Meyers silver: an American silver tablespoon measuring 8 1/2 inches and weighing 50 grams, with a beautifully struck MEYERS mark on the reverse of the handle. The handle is decorated on the front with bright-cut engraving and bears the original owner's WC monogram, giving the spoon both the elegance of its period decoration and a tangible connection to its early owner. Meyer Meyers (1723–1795) was the most important Jewish silversmith working in colonial New York and one of the outstanding American silversmiths of the eighteenth century. His career encompassed virtually the full range of the silversmith's craft, from flatware and hollowware to highly important Jewish ceremonial silver. Contemporary and later scholarship recognizes him as a major figure in the development of American silver, and he held the distinction of serving as president of the New York Gold and Silversmiths. Meyers is particularly important for the breadth and quality of his surviving work. His shop produced objects for both secular and religious use, demonstrating the sophistication of New York's eighteenth-century silver trade and the significant role played by Jewish craftsmen in colonial American material culture. His surviving body of work is substantial, but individual examples remain genuinely scarce. Indeed, the rarity of this spoon is heightened by the fact that only 381 works by Meyer Meyers are presently recorded in the relevant catalogue of his known work. This tablespoon is not among those catalogued examples, making it an uncatalogued addition to the documented corpus of Meyers's work. For collectors of early American silver, the discovery of an unrecorded example by a major eighteenth-century silversmith is considerably more significant than the ordinary appearance of the object might suggest. The spoon does have condition issues, which are reflected in the price. There is an old repair at the junction of the stem and bowl, along with right-handed wear to the bowl from use. These condition issues are honest evidence of a utensil that was actually used rather than preserved untouched. The engraving remains crisp and attractive, and the MEYERS mark is particularly beautifully struck on the reverse of the handle. This is an opportunity to acquire a piece by one of the foundational figures of American silversmithing, while also adding an apparently unrecorded example to the known corpus of his work. Length: 8 1/2 inches Weight: 50 grams Price is firm. Images ©DC Silver Check out some of my other sterling silver flatware here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?section_id=7399760 Or just browse around the shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP