Live Auction 19907Important Americana
AN AMERICAN SILVER SERVING BOWL
Lot 269 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARY M. AND ROBERT M. MONTGOMERY, JR.

AN AMERICAN SILVER SERVING BOWL

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1906, MARTELÉ

Closed21 January 2022

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AN AMERICAN SILVER SERVING BOWL
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1906, MARTELÉ
The circular bowl with everted border and undulating crimped rim chased with ferns, veined leaves, and scrolling tendrils, marked on underside and coded LQP
11 in. (28 cm.) diameter
26 oz. 8 dwt. (821 gr.)

Specialist note


Larry Pristo records in Martelé Gorhams Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 378, that Dish-Fern LQP was finished on 26 November 1906. It was raised by silversmith James Leckenby for 49 hours and then chased by Otto Colmetz for an additional 25 hours. The net factory price at the time of completion was $100.