Sale 1617
New York
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20 - 21 January 2006
Price realised
USD 3,600
Estimate
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER OLIVE FORK MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, CIRCA 1890 Narragansett pattern, the handle with applied shells, fish, and coral, with two-pronged fork and a shell-form bowl, marked on reverse 11 in. long; 2 oz.
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