AN AMERICAN OVERSIZED SILVER PLATED COCKTAIL SHAKER IN THE FORM OF THE BOSTON LIGHTHOUSE
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AN AMERICAN OVERSIZED SILVER PLATED COCKTAIL SHAKER IN THE FORM OF THE BOSTON LIGHTHOUSE

MARK OF MERIDEN SILVER PLATE CO./INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO., 20TH CENTURY

Closed17 May 2012

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AN AMERICAN OVERSIZED SILVER PLATED COCKTAIL SHAKER IN THE FORM OF THE BOSTON LIGHTHOUSE
MARK OF MERIDEN SILVER PLATE CO./INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO., 20TH CENTURY
Tapering cylindrical, with windows, railings and architectural details, marked under base, also inscribed Patented Jan. 11 1927
20½ (51.2 cm.) high

Specialist note

The iconic Boston Light, located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor, was the first lighthouse in the United States. Built in 1716 and destroyed during the American Revolution, the lighthouse was rebuilt in 1783. Today it is the second oldest working lighthouse in the US and a designated historic landmark. A smaller cocktail shaker of this form sold in these Rooms, 25 July 2007, lot 84.