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AN AMERICAN MARTELÉ SILVER CENTERPIECE BOWL
Lot 58

AN AMERICAN MARTELÉ SILVER CENTERPIECE BOWL

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1904

Closed21 April 2016

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AN AMERICAN MARTELÉ SILVER CENTERPIECE BOWL
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1904
Shaped oval, on four scroll feet, the broad, everted and undulating rim chased with iris heads and lily sprays, the interior gilt, the underside engraved with monogram GDC, marked under base, also marked H/DM
16 ¼ in. (41.2 cm.) long; 63 oz. 10 dwt. (1,989 gr.)

Specialist note

According to Larry Pristo in Martelé: Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver (2002), this centerpiece bowl was produced by James Leckenby and took forty hours to make. The chasing, which took eighty-one hours to complete, was executed by George E. Germer. The piece was finished on December 27, 1904 and cost Gorham $225.