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Canadian Silver Wine Taster, Paul Lambert, Quebec, Que., c.1740 length 5.1 in — 13 cm, 5.4 oz. — 167 grams
William Pi!, French and Indian War, Montreal Taken, Conquest of Canada Complete, Silver Medal, 1760 obverse: The Saint Lawrence River at rest under laureate triumph to Amherst, with beaver, French arms in exergue, reverse: captive Montreal under pine with eagle and French armorial trophy, cased, diameter 1.4 in — 3.6 cm, inscription to edge: William Pi! Administring [sic]
Canadian Silver Engraved Rectangular Snuff Box, Laurent Amiot, Quebec City, Que., c.1800 the flush-hinged cover engraved with a shieldshaped cartouche and leaf sprigs, length 2.8 in— 7.2 cm, 4.5 oz. — 140 grams
Literature: A similar vessel in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum is illustrated by John Langdon in Canadian Silversmiths, 1700-1900, plate 37
$2,000—3,000
$2,000—3,000 $3,000—4,000
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Canadian Silver Small Mug, Robert Cruickshank, Montreal, Que., c.1800 of plain barrel shape with angular scroll handle, height 2.7 in — 6.9 cm, 3.3 oz. — 103 grams
Old Sheffield Plate Circular Warming Dish of Canadian Historical Interest, c.1820 diameter 7.4 in — 18.7 cm
Davenport ‘Montreal’ Oval Pla!er, c.1835 printed in brown with a view of Montreal from St. Helen’s Island on the centre, the steamboat ‘British America’ prominent in the foreground, length 14.7 in — 37.4 cm, impressed marks DAVENPORT and anchor, printed MONTREAL in brown
$700—1,000
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Literature: A plate decorated with this scene is illustrated by Elizabeth Collard in Nineteenth Century Po!ery and Porcelain in Canada, plate 34a $250—350