MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1899, SPECIAL ORDER

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A RARE MARTELÉ SILVER JEWEL CASKET
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1899, SPECIAL ORDER
Of oblong form, on four scroll feet, with hammered surface and chased all over with shells, seaweed, water, putti, sea nymphs and dolphins, the front and back of the body with cartouches depicting Venus, each corner chased with a mermaid, the hinged cover with initial C, the interior gilt, marked under base, also with pattern number 8743 in a rectangle for a special order
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long; 54 oz. 10 dwt. (1,695 gr.)

Literature

Larry Pristo, Martelé: Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, illus. p. 128

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Lot Essay

According to Larry Pristo in Martelé: Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver (2002), this casket was chased by Robert Bain. It took eighty-five hours of production and two hundred and ninety hours of chasing, cost Gorham $375.85 and was completed on July 27, 1899. It was offered to Starr for $450.

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