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The Sinclair Service: A SET OF FIFTEEN AMERICAN SILVER DINNER PLATES, MARTELÉ, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1917
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
marked on bases and coded PAY
- Silver
- diameter 11 1/8 in.
- 28.2cm
shaped circular, the borders chased with lobes spaced by sweeping flowers and foliage chased with monogram ESF
Provenance
Harry Ford Sinclair and Elizabeth F. Sinclair, by descent until sold
Christie's, New York, 16 June 1999, lot 3
Literature
Larry Pristo, Martelé Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p.395, illus p. 120.
Condition
five plates with a few salt stains, some light scratches to centers from use, overall good condition
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. 395, this plate service is listed as being completed on 25 September 1917. Although the names of the maker and chaser have not been identified, we do know the pieces were completed with a making time of one hundred and eighty-six hours and a chasing time of four hundred and eighty-hours. The net factory cost was $ 1,200.00 for sixteen plates.