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AN AMERICAN SILVER FRUIT DISH
Lot 240PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARY M. AND ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.

AN AMERICAN SILVER FRUIT DISH

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1898, MARTELÉ

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AN AMERICAN SILVER FRUIT DISH
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1898, MARTELÉ
The shaped circular bowl standing on four bun feet chased with wavy lobes, the undulating everted border shaped square and chased with flowers and flower buds amongst foliage, marked on underside and coded 254 and with date symbol for 1898
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) diameter
15 oz. 6 dwt. (476 gr.)

Note du spécialiste


Gorham's Martelé archives as reproduced by Larry Pristo in Martelé Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 179, notes that Fruit Dish 254 was completed 19 June, 1898 and had a net factory price of $68. The dish was raised in 24 hours and chased for an additional 38 hours by unrecorded silversmiths.