Live Auction 11985American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver
A MARTELÉ SILVER THREE-PIECE PART DESK SET
Lot 295 ANOTHER PROPERTY

A MARTELÉ SILVER THREE-PIECE PART DESK SET

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1898-1899

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A MARTELÉ SILVER THREE-PIECE PART DESK SET
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1898-1899
Comprising a chamberstick, blotter and ink eraser, decorated with flowers and foliage, the chamberstick handle formed as a twisted stem, the chamberstick marked under base, the blotter and ink eraser marked on the side, each also marked Spaulding & Co., also marked 8529, 7627 and 7632 in rectangle
The blotter 4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) wide; the chamberstick 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diameter; the chamberstick 2 oz. 10 dwt. (80 gr.)

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According to Larry Pristo in Martelé: Gorham’s Art Nouveau Silver (2002), pp. 229 and 237, the blotter took six hours to make and twenty hours to chase at a cost of $28. The chamberstick took twelve hours to make and sixteen hours to chase at a cost of $29.