A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER CASTERS

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1901, MARTELE

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A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER CASTERS
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1901, MARTELE
Of blauster form on spreading shaped circular bases, the bodies chased with climbing bellflowers and whiplash foliage, conforming cover pierced with stylized flowers, marked on undersides and coded AXH
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) high
11 oz. 12 dwt. (360 gr.)

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 17 February 1984, lot 236.

Literature

Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 271.

Exhibited

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Lot Essay

Caster Set AXH was completed on 14 June 1901 with a price of $280. The casters were raised in 52 hours and chased for 66 hours by George W. Sauthof (see Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 271.)

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