Lot 4018
Federal Sterling Silver Creamer and Sugar Bowl, Mark of Andrew Osthoff
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The sugar bowl 7 1/2 x 8 x 4 in.; The creamer 5 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 in.
24.75 total troy oz.
Andrew Osthoff was an American silversmith active first in Baltimore (ca. 1809–1814) and later in Pittsburgh (ca. 1814–1818). Although he relocated, he continued using Baltimore-style marks, including an eagle-head. His work frequently incorporated animal motifs, such as reclining dogs or couchant lions as finials. His work is represented in major museum collections, including the Carnegie Museum of Art, Colonial Williamsburg, Heinz History Center, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. A similar sugar bowl by Osthoff, in the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art, features the same iconic finial in the form of a reclined dog.
Several scattered dents.
