Glorious America: The Wolf Family Collection
Glorious America: The Wolf Family Collection
An American Silver "Martelé" Centerpiece, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1905
Auction Closed
April 20, 09:25 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
AN AMERICAN SILVER "MARTELE" CENTERPIECE, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1905
oval on four low feet, the turned-over rim waved and chased with columbine and other flowers among foliage, monogrammed underneath KPC, marked and coded H/DI
20¾ in. (57.7 cm.)
101 oz 10 dwt (3157 g.)
Wolf Family Collection No. JW196
L.J. Pristo, Martelé, Gorham’s Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 323
This piece was formed by silversmith Lars Darlin Monsen over 60 hours, then chased by an unidentified chaser for an impressive 150 1/2 hours. The net factory price was $335 and it was finished January 30, 1905.