Silver pitcher by Paul Revere brings a world record price of $129,875 at Weiss Auctions, Jan. 18-19

LYNBROOK, N.Y. - Feb. 22, 2023 - PRLog -- An important and historic silver pitcher with impeccable provenance made by Paul Revere, the most famous of American silversmiths, sold for $129,875 in an online-only Jewelry, Porcelain, Stoneware and Indian Pottery auction held January 18^th by Weiss Auctions, based in Lynwood. It was a new world record price for a silver pitcher made by Paul Revere.

The pitcher, 6 ½ inches in height, was engraved with the initials of Benjamin Russell, the American journalist and founder and editor of the newspaper the Columbian Centinel. He learned the printing trade in the printing office of Isaiah Thomas where he learned to set type. His father participated in the Boston Tea Party and his son was a ship's captain.

Russell's biography is impressive; more impressive is the continued ownership through the family of the Paul Revere pitcher, a wonderful artifact from the early days of the country. Both Revere and Russell were involved in the founding of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. The pitcher weighed 17.35 troy ounces (539.6 grams).

It was a two-day auction (January 18^th and 19^th), which kicked off on Day 1 with 300 market fresh items, featuring jewelry, coins, porcelain, stoneware and Native American pottery. The following day, January 19^th, featured over 400 lots, also fresh to the market. The session was highlighted by fine art, including paintings, posters, illustration art, cartoon art and comic art.

"Approximately 720 lots crossed the block over the two days, with strong showings in all categories," said Philip Weiss of Weiss Auctions. "We enjoyed a huge pre-bid and live-time following, which contributed to more than $950,000 in gross sales." Online bidding was via LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and the Weiss Auctions website (weissauctions.com).

While the Paul Revere pitcher was the undisputed star lot of Day 1 (and the top lot of the auction overall), the first day also featured a pair of diamond rings that proved irresistible to bidders. One boasted a 2.5-carat round I-J color VS-1 diamond in platinum ring, 5.5 grams ($12,600). The other was a 1.98-carat round I-J color VS-1 diamond in platinum ring, 4.1 grams ($10,500).

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