Live Auction 15785The Collection of Paul F. Walter
AN AMERICAN SILVER SALAD DISH
Lot 310

AN AMERICAN SILVER SALAD DISH

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1884

Closed27 September 2017

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AN AMERICAN SILVER SALAD DISH
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1884
Rectangular, finely chased with swimming fish and swirling tides, marked on underside and numbered 2010
13 in. (33 cm.) long; 31 oz. 12 dwt. (983 gr.)

Historical Design, New York, December 1, 1988.
The Jerome Rapoport Collection of American Aesthetic Silver; Sotheby's, New York, June 20 1996, lot 79.

Specialist note

According to Gorham's costing records, salad dish 2010 was first completed on May 12, 1884, and was made by hand and decorated through traditional chasing methods. The net factory price in 1884 was $75.