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AN AMERICAN SILVER CENTERPIECE BOWL
Lot 267PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARY M. AND ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.

AN AMERICAN SILVER CENTERPIECE BOWL

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1918, MARTELÉ

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AN AMERICAN SILVER CENTERPIECE BOWL
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1918, MARTELÉ
Shaped oval, the sides chased with wide lobes, the everted rim chased with scattered sprays of flowers, leaves, and scrolling tendrils, on a conforming oval foot, marked on underside and coded LRI
15 1⁄8 in. (38.3 cm.) long
58 oz. 2 dwt. (1,807 gr.)

Note du spécialiste


According to Larry Pristo in Martelé Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 379, Bowl LRI was completed on 1 April 1918. It was raised by silversmith James Leckenby in 48.5 hours. The identity of the chaser is unrecorded but archives indicated that it was chased for 56.5 hours. The net factory price at the time of completion was $198.