Live Auction 16796Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints
AN AMERICAN SILVER CAKE BASKET
Lot 830

AN AMERICAN SILVER CAKE BASKET

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1871

Closed18 January 2019

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AN AMERICAN SILVER CAKE BASKET
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1871
Of oval form raised on a spreading oval foot, the sides applied and engraved with morning glories, the fixed strap handle with buckle terminals, marked on underside and with date code for 1871
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) long
20 oz. 6 dwt. (631 gr.)

Specialist note

An identical basket dated 1874 in the collection of the Peale Museum, Baltimore, MD, is illustrated Charles Carpenter, Gorham Silver 1831-1981, 1982, fig. 59, pp. 73-74.