Lot 847
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AN AMERICAN SILVER PAPER KNIFE
AN AMERICAN SILVER PAPER KNIFE

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1906, MARTELE, RETAILED BY SPALDING & CO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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AN AMERICAN SILVER PAPER KNIFE
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1906, MARTELE, RETAILED BY SPALDING & CO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
The handle chased with full-blown flowers and flower buds, the blade engraved with monogram JMM, marked on reverse of blade, coded KRA and with retailer's mark
10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) long
4 oz. 10 dwt. (140 gr.)
Literature
Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 367.
Exhibited
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Lot Essay

Paper Knife KRA was completed on 1 May 1906. Gorham's Martele records, as reproduced by Larry Pristo, Martele 950-1000 Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 367 indicate that the knife was raised in 10 hours and chased by Job. S. (Aspin) Washington for 17 hours. It was priced at $22.50 and matched Letter Clip 8528.
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