"Halsted" silver bowl

SirBailey · Post by **SirBailey** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:35 pm

This doesnt look as nice as the bowl I just posted about, but the initials on it are from a very old relative, late 1700s, early 1800s, and marked with "Halsted". I assume early American, any ideas? About 8 inches wide and four deep, and like previous bowl, has a base attached to the bottom of the bowl for support I assume. Sorry for no picture, I will work on posting a picture if needed. Thanks for any help.
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Post by **2209patrick** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:38 pm

There was a Benjamin Halsted, New York, who worked at least from 1764 to 1805. Son joined the business in 1799. Don't know how he marked his pieces.

Pat.
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wev · Post by **wev** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:32 am

See here:
Benjamin Halstead
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SirBailey · Post by **SirBailey** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:32 pm

That is the mark. Thanks Very Much, you are amazing to find it so fast. I spent a fair amount if time and got nowhere. The mark on your link is the same as the one on my bowl! Thanks again.
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wev · Post by **wev** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:10 pm

Well, I don't know about fast -- it's taken more than five years to research and build the site and it's still far from complete. In any case, I'm glad it helped.
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