MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1906, RETAILED BY SPAULDING & CO., CHICAGO

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AN AMERICAN MARTELE SILVER THREE-PIECE COFFEE SERVICE AND TRAY**
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1906, RETAILED BY SPAULDING & CO., CHICAGO
Comprising a black coffee pot, cream jug and sugar bowl, together with an associated teapot, each with chased foliage and undulating borders, the tray with conforming decoration, engraved with a monogram on reverse, the tea and coffee pots with ivory insulators, marked under bases, the coffee service H/QR, the tray H/QS, the teapot H/XC
The coffee pot 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) high; 113 oz. 10 dwt. (3,544 gr.) gross weight (5)

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Lot Essay

According to Larry Pristo, Martele: Gorham's Art Nouveau Silver, 2002, this set, chased by Edward F. Mason, was completed in January 1906 at a net cost of $337. The records list two teapots with the code H/XC, one made in 1906, the other in 1918.

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