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A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER CASTERS
Lot 836

A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER CASTERS

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1901, MARTELE

Closed18 January 2019

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A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER CASTERS
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1901, MARTELE
Of blauster form on spreading shaped circular bases, the bodies chased with climbing bellflowers and whiplash foliage, conforming cover pierced with stylized flowers, marked on undersides and coded AXH
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high
11 oz. 12 dwt. (360 gr.)

Sotheby's, New York, 17 February 1984, lot 236.

Specialist note

Caster Set AXH was completed on 14 June 1901 with a price of $280. The casters were raised in 52 hours and chased for 66 hours by George W. Sauthof (see Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 271.)