Live Auction 11985American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver
A PAIR OF MARTELÉ SILVER CANDLESTICKS
Lot 299

A PAIR OF MARTELÉ SILVER CANDLESTICKS

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1919

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A PAIR OF MARTELÉ SILVER CANDLESTICKS
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1919
Each baluster form on shaped square domed and lobed base, chased with foliage and fuchsias, with detachable shaped circular nozzle, marked under base and on nozzle, also marked PUN
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 55 oz. (1,726 gr.)

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Larry Pristo, in Martelé: Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver (2002), records that two pairs of candlesticks, including the present lot, took Nels N. Ha(a)rklou 48 hours to make. The chasing took 60 hours. The two pairs were completed by October 7, 1919 and each pair cost $600 to produce.