A RARE MARTELÉ SILVER JEWEL CASKET
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1899, SPECIAL ORDER
Of oblong form, on four scroll feet, with hammered surface and chased all over with shells, seaweed, water, putti, sea nymphs and dolphins, the front and back of the body with cartouches depicting Venus, each corner chased with a mermaid, the hinged cover with initial C, the interior gilt, marked under base, also with pattern number 8743 in a rectangle for a special order
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long; 54 oz. 10 dwt. (1,695 gr.)
A RARE MARTELÉ SILVER JEWEL CASKET
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1899, SPECIAL ORDER
Of oblong form, on four scroll feet, with hammered surface and chased all over with shells, seaweed, water, putti, sea nymphs and dolphins, the front and back of the body with cartouches depicting Venus, each corner chased with a mermaid, the hinged cover with initial C, the interior gilt, marked under base, also with pattern number 8743 in a rectangle for a special order
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long; 54 oz. 10 dwt. (1,695 gr.)
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