Lot Essay
A similar punch bowl and ladle with a silver branch-form foot and etched with grape leaves to the body sold at Christie's, New York, 19 January 2018, lot 233
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Property from an East Coast Private Collection
AN AMERICAN SILVER AND COPPER TWO HANDLED PUNCH BOWL AND LADLE
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1881
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AN AMERICAN SILVER AND COPPER TWO HANDLED PUNCH BOWL AND LADLE
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1881
Circular with spot hammered surface, the handles formed as large grape bunches and leaves with scrolling tendrils, raised on a copper foot formed as twisting knotty branches reaching up to the rim, gilt interior, the conforming ladle with spot hammered service and with an applied grape bunch to the handle terminal, marked on underside of punch bowl and reverse of ladle handle terminal, the punch bowl numbered 1745 and with date letter N
16 in. (40.6 cm.) long, over handles
107 oz. (3,328 gr.) gross weight
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1881
Circular with spot hammered surface, the handles formed as large grape bunches and leaves with scrolling tendrils, raised on a copper foot formed as twisting knotty branches reaching up to the rim, gilt interior, the conforming ladle with spot hammered service and with an applied grape bunch to the handle terminal, marked on underside of punch bowl and reverse of ladle handle terminal, the punch bowl numbered 1745 and with date letter N
16 in. (40.6 cm.) long, over handles
107 oz. (3,328 gr.) gross weight
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