A SILVER-GILT MARTELE VASE
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1898
Baluster, on a shaped triangular foot with chased leaves, the body with hammered surface and chased with thistles and scrolling foliage, with an everted shaped circular rim, marked under base, and numbered 655 within an oval
20¼ in. high; 79 oz.
Lot Essay
The Martelé records indicate this sample vase was made in 1898, cost $280, and required 35 hours to make and 180 hours to chase. The records also show that the vase was originally gilt.
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