DAVID KINSEY Cincinnati, OH Circa 1850 Sterling Silver MINT JULEP CUP

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DAVID KINSEY Cincinnati, OH Circa 1850 Sterling Silver MINT JULEP CUP.
In GREAT Condition – Some Small Dings – AS SEEN IN PHOTOS – PLEASE VIEW ALL PHOTOS. Measures 3″ diameter x 3 3/8″ tall.
T
he Kinseys, David and Edward. Some time previous to 1837 crossed the Big Pond, coming from North Wales, each at the time following his own chosen profession, that of Silversmith.
The Cincinnati Directory for 1840 reports Edward Kinsey in business at N.W. Cor. Walnut and 6th Sts., residence, E. Main, between 6th and 7th; David Kinsey at E. Kinsey’s.
The brothers ran the most successful Cincinnati-based
silversmith partnership in that city’s booming industrial pre-Civil War period.
The flatware and hollow ware they produced are now prized as fine works of art and as such are shown in the Decorative Arts collection at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
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