Lot Essay
A Martele pitcher of identical pattern is in the Yale University Art Gallery, illustrated in Barbara Ward and Gerald Ward, eds., Silver in American Life, 1979, fig. 53, p. 84.
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A FINE MARTELE SILVER PITCHER
MAKER'S MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, CIRCA 1905
Lobed baluster, on wavy base with four lobed feet, the spot-hammered surface chased with lily pads and buds with undulating stems, the scroll handle with lily pad joins, the spout formed as a lily flower, the front and base engraved F, marked under base and with retailer's mark for SPAULDING & CO., CHICAGO
10in. height overall
(36oz. 10dwt.)
MAKER'S MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, CIRCA 1905
Lobed baluster, on wavy base with four lobed feet, the spot-hammered surface chased with lily pads and buds with undulating stems, the scroll handle with lily pad joins, the spout formed as a lily flower, the front and base engraved F, marked under base and with retailer's mark for SPAULDING & CO., CHICAGO
10in. height overall
(36oz. 10dwt.)