A rare mid-18th century American Colonial silver salver, Boston circa 1750 by William Simpkins (1704-1780) Of shaped circular form with shaped cavetto edge and husk shell rim, raised on three pad feet. The otherwise plain field engraved with a crest of a moor’s head with traces of a motto above. Marked underneath with makers mark twice. Diameter – 24.7 cm / 9.75 inches Weight – 489 grams / 13.82 ozt The motto is potentially Qui Conducit which would mean the crest is for Borthwick Simpkins, born on the 20th of March 1704, was apprenticed William Cowell in Boston in 1717. He was the master to Thomas Burton Simpkins (c.1742-49) and Daniel Rogers (c. 1748). He entered a partnership with Samuel Minott c.1770. A salver by Simpkins with the crest of Lechmere (? 20.8 cm) was sold Sotheby’s New York, 22 Jan 2020, Lot 436 ($23,750 incl. premium) A salver by Simpkins (? 31.8 cm) was sold Sotheby’s New York, 28/29 Oct 2004, lot 671 ($36,000 incl. premium