A SILVER NAPKIN RING

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, CIRCA 1885

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A SILVER NAPKIN RING
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, CIRCA 1885
Narragansett style, cylindrical, on four shell feet, the textured body applied with shells, seaweed and barnacles, engraved GHB, marked on interior, also marked 1750
2 in. long; 3 oz. 10 dwt.

Lot Essay

A similar napkin ring sold at Christie's New York, 19 January 1990, lot 74, and is illustrated in William P. Hood, et al. "Masterpieces of Naturalism: Gorham's Narragansett Flatware", The Magazine Antiques, September 2002, illus. p. 99.

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