Lot 452
A New Orleans Coin Silver Beaker, Jean-Marie Lamothe (b. Sainte-Domingue 1795, d. New Orleans 1880) and Jean-Baptiste Lamothe (b. Sainte-Domingue 1800, d. New Orleans 1874) wc. 1824-1846, marked "Lamothe" in conforming cartouche, triple struck, seamed construction with applied molded rims, engraved in script "A. Hoa", height 3 1/4 in., weight 3.25 troy ozs Note: The Lamothe brothers were members of the largest family of silversmiths in 19th century New Orleans, which included their father, master silversmith Pierre Lamothe, their maternal grandfather Jean Couvertie, uncles Jean-Baptiste and Louis-Gabriel Couvertie, as well as cousins. The family fled their home in Sainte-Domingue during the slave uprising, going to Santiago de Cuba in about 1803. They came to New Orleans in 1810 when the French were expelled from Cuba. Jean-Marie Lamothe served as sergeant in Plauche's Battalion, Louisiana Militia, during the Battle of New Orleans. Reference: Crescent City Silver, pp. 68-73, closely related beakers illustrated pp.72 and 73, mark illustrated p. 126; Mackie, Carey Turner et al. New Orleans Silversmiths, Goldsmiths, Jewelers, Clock and Watchmakers 1720-1870, pp. 100-101.
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