Posted on 01/14/2010 12:29:02 PM PST by Pharmboy
Now 300 years old, the Loring Bowl, as it is known, will be the star of the show at Sotheby’s auction of early American silver in New York on Jan. 22. It is, by far, the biggest bowl of its kind and period that Sotheby’s has ever handled. Now 300 years old, the Loring Bowl, as it is known, will be the star of the show at Sotheby’s auction of early American silver in New York on Jan. 22. It is, by far, the biggest bowl of its kind and period that Sotheby’s has ever handled. (Southeby's)
Fearing for his life, Joshua Loring fled his mansion in Jamaica Plain one day in 1774 with his family for the safety of Boston proper. His harassment by colonials as a Tory had made life there untenable. In his sudden dash to safety, he left almost everything in his mansion behind.
A huge silver bowl was hidden in a well on the property for safekeeping. After the Revolutionary War, his son retrieved the bowl and took it to England, where his father had moved - and where it has languished for 230 years.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Wow...thanks much for the follow up. That silver bowl is beautiful, but........
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thank you
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