MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, CIRCA 1905

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A MARTELÉ SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS VASE
Mark of Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, circa 1905
Baluster, the glass body cut and engraved with sprays of roses, the undulating silver collar chased with roses and thorns, marked on collar, also with pattern number D1726
13 7/8in. high

Lot Essay

An identical vase, with silver-gilt mounts, is illustrated in Keefe & Hough, Magnificent, Marvelous Martelé: American Art Nouveau Silver, 2001, cat. no. 67, pp. 296-97. According to the catalogue entry, Gorham's ledger books refer to the glass as "French glass". They were known to have commissioned glass from both the French firm of Baccarat and the English firm of Stevens and Williams.

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