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An AMERICAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED OVAL TRAY, MARTELÉ, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1918
Estimate
12,000 - 16,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base and coded PLO
- Silver
- length over handles 31in.
- 78.7cm
shaped oval with slightly crimped rim, the wide border embossed and chased with oval reserves edged by flowers and foliage, etched with monogrammed GMHCL on one side
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 15 June 1998, lot 1630
Literature
Larry Pristo, Martelé Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 402
Condition
scratches and scuffs to center, border decoration worn
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
According to Gorham's records as reproduced by Larry Pristo in Martelé Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, p. 402 , is listed as being completed on 18 December 1918 with a making time of seventy-five hours by John M Sorum . The chasing was executed by an unknown chaser and was accomplished in one hundred thirty-four hours and thirty minutes. The net factory cost was $562.00.