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AN AMERICAN SILVER SANDWICH PLATE
Lot 239PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARY M. AND ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.

AN AMERICAN SILVER SANDWICH PLATE

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1911, MARTELÉ, RETAILED BY SPAULDING & CO., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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AN AMERICAN SILVER SANDWICH PLATE
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1911, MARTELÉ, RETAILED BY SPAULDING & CO., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Circular with undulating rim, the perimeter chased with ivy leaves, engraved on the underside To James and Ellen Christmas 1911 From Ed and Marion, marked on underside with maker's mark and coded WKM and with retailer's mark
11 in. (28 cm.) diameter
23 oz. 16 dwt. (740 gr.)

Note du spécialiste


Larry Pristo records in Martelé Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, pg. 438, that Sandwich Plate WKM was completed on 30 August 1911. It was raised by silversmith Thomas H. Yates in 18 hours and chased by William E. Jordan for 40.5 hours. The total net factory price for this plate and it's pair, coded WKL, was $180.