Lot Essay
A similar olive dish was sold in these Rooms January 20, 1989, lot 201.
Details
A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT SILVER OLIVE DISHES
MAKER'S MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE
Each realistically formed as a cured olive on a stem with three leaves forming a handle, later applied with a gilt figure of a crab, the interior gilt, the exterior decorated with punchwork, marked under bases--5¾in. long
(10oz. 10dwt.) (2)
MAKER'S MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE
Each realistically formed as a cured olive on a stem with three leaves forming a handle, later applied with a gilt figure of a crab, the interior gilt, the exterior decorated with punchwork, marked under bases--5¾in. long
(10oz. 10dwt.) (2)
Provenance
Alice Tully Collection, sold in these Rooms, October 27, 1994, lot 310.