Lot 845
845
AN AMERICAN SILVER TALL CHAMBERSTICK
AN AMERICAN SILVER TALL CHAMBERSTICK

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1900, MARTELE

Details
AN AMERICAN SILVER TALL CHAMBERSTICK
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1900, MARTELE
The spreading circular base chased with lobes and rising to an attenuated stem and deep bowl form sconce chased with sprigs of flowers and berried buds, whiplash handle chased with foliage, detachable inner nozzle, marked on underside and coded 4142
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
10 oz. 14 dwt. (333 gr.)
Provenance
With S.J. Shrubsole, New York.
Literature
Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 219.
Exhibited
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Lot Essay

Chamber Candlestick 4142 was completed on 8 May 1900 with a price of $80. Gorham's Martele archives indicate that Chamber Candlestick 4142 was raised in 31 hours and chased for 50 hours by Duncan Bernard McKenzie (see Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 219).

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