American Sterling Silver Presentation Pitcher. Of baluster form, surrounded by a die-rolled border of flower and fruit, applied with gadrooned rims, S-scroll handle applied with leaves, engraved on the front with the crest of an eagle, flapping, above the initials "R.L.B.," and engraved inder the base beneath "Isabella H. Banks/ from/ Robert Lenox/ Robert Lenox Banks/ WITH HIS/ MOTHER'S BLESSING/ Robert Lenox Banks, Jr./ from/ His Father," 29.82 troy oz.H: 9 in. (to top of handle), W: 9.125 in., Diam: 6 in.Provenance: "Important American Furniture, Silver, Folk Art and Decorative Arts," Christie's, New York, June 18, 1998, lot 16.

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