Live Auction 19907Important Americana
AN AMERICAN SILVER TRAY
Lot 266 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARY M. AND ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.

AN AMERICAN SILVER TRAY

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1905, MARTELÉ

Closed21 January 2022

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AN AMERICAN SILVER TRAY
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1905, MARTELÉ
Shaped oval with crimped rim, the lobed border chased with flowerheads and flower buds amongst whiplash foliage, center and one lobe of border engraved with a crest, marked on underside and coded H/QK
16 5⁄8 in. (42.4 cm.) long
42 oz. 10 dwt. (1,322 gr.)

Specialist note


Gorham's Martelé archives as reproduced by Larry Pristo in Martelé Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 332, notes that Tray H/QK was competed in 19-5 (likely September) and had a net factory price of $112. The tray was raised by silversmith James Lackenby in 26 hours and chased by an unrecorded silversmith for an additional 40.5 hours.