MARK OF GORHAM & CO., PROVIDENCE, CIRCA 1890

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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER SOUP LADLE
MARK OF GORHAM & CO., PROVIDENCE, CIRCA 1890
Hizen pattern, the handle decorated with cloud scroll, dragon and two figures, the reverse applied with a silver-gilt crab, the silver- gilt bowl embellished with a silver bird, the reverse engraved RMC, marked on reverse
12 in. (30.5 cm.) long; 7 oz. 10 dwt. (238 gr.)

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Lot Essay

The figure on the handle depicts the Queen Mother of the West, who conferred immortality to those who were the recipients of her peaches, said to ripen every 10,000 years. For a discussion of Hizen pattern, see: William P. Hood, et al., "Gorham's Hizen Flatware Pattern," Silver Magazine, March/April 2003, pp. 16-31.

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