MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1905

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A SILVER MARTELE CHAFING DISH STAND**
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1905
Set on four ivory-mounted feet formed as fish, the frame chased with scrolling foliage, with a detachable burner and cover, the cover handle with ivory, the burner base chased with a monogram, marked on frame and burner, and both stamped H/YI
10¼ in. long; 49 oz. gross weight

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The Martelé records indicate that this chafing dish stand was made with a matching terrapin tureen. The stand was made by John M. Sorum and Samuel R. Woolley.

A similar chafing dish stand with its matching tureen is illustrated in John Webster Keefe and Samuel J. Hough, Magnificent, Marvelous Martele: American Art Nouveau Silver, 2001, p. 319, fig. 74.

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