Live Auction 19907Important Americana
AN AMERICAN SILVER MEAT DISH
Lot 268 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARY M. AND ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.

AN AMERICAN SILVER MEAT DISH

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1909, MARTELÉ

Closed21 January 2022

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AN AMERICAN SILVER MEAT DISH
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1909, MARTELÉ
Shaped oval, the border chased with violets and veined leaves at intervals, marked on underside, numbered 9584, and coded R / YD
14 1⁄4 in. (36.2 cm.) long
22 oz. 14 dwt. (706 gr.)

Specialist note


In Martelé Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 421, Larry Pristo notes that Meat Dish R / YD was completed on 29 June 1909 with a net factory price of $120. It was raised by silversmith John M. Sorum in 24 hours and chased by Herbert C. Lloyd in 73 hours.