A PAIR OF SILVER-GILT TERRAPIN SERVING SPOONS

MARKED GORHAM MFG. CO., 1898

Details

A PAIR OF SILVER-GILT TERRAPIN SERVING SPOONS
Marked Gorham Mfg. Co., 1898
The bowls formed as turtles swimming in ocean surf, the handles decorated with fish and shells in seaweed, the finials with turtles, the reverse join to bowl formed as a splayed turtle claw, marked underside with special order pattern 7011.
10in. (25.5cm.) long; total weight 16oz. (508gr.) (2)

Lot Essay

The marks indicate that these terrapin serving spoons were made as part of a special order, probably along with the pair of tureens in the previous lot. A terrapin spoon with a similar design and form is shown in an archival photograph of the Martelé line in Dr. L.J. Pristo's book Martelé Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2001, p. 114.

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