MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1899, MARTELE

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AN AMERICAN SILVER COMPOTE
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1899, MARTELE
Shallow circular with crimped down-turned rim, raised on a stepped square foot chased with lobes and leaves, the surface chased with sprays of flowers spaced by whiplash foliage, marked on underside and coded 1925
11 ¾ in. (30 cm.) diameter
41 oz. 14 dwt. (1,297 gr.)

Provenance

With S.J. Shrubsole, New York.

Literature

Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 191.

Exhibited

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Lot Essay

Compote 1925 (also referred to as a Comport) was completed on 1 June 1899. Gorham's Martele archives record that it was priced at $160. The compote was raised in 32 hours and chased for 75 hours (see Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 189).

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