Live Auction 16796Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints
AN AMERICAN SILVER TALL CHAMBERSTICK
Lot 845

AN AMERICAN SILVER TALL CHAMBERSTICK

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1900, MARTELE

Closed18 January 2019

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AN AMERICAN SILVER TALL CHAMBERSTICK
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1900, MARTELE
The spreading circular base chased with lobes and rising to an attenuated stem and deep bowl form sconce chased with sprigs of flowers and berried buds, whiplash handle chased with foliage, detachable inner nozzle, marked on underside and coded 4142
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
10 oz. 14 dwt. (333 gr.)

With S.J. Shrubsole, New York.

Specialist note

Chamber Candlestick 4142 was completed on 8 May 1900 with a price of $80. Gorham's Martele archives indicate that Chamber Candlestick 4142 was raised in 31 hours and chased for 50 hours by Duncan Bernard McKenzie (see Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 219).