Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints
Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints
A Large American Silver Presentation Two-Handled Tray, Gorham Mfg. Co, Providence RI, Retailed By Browne And Spaulding, New York, Circa 1869
Lot Closed
January 20, 05:55 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
in Classical Revival style, oval with cast rim of running berried laurel, lop handles centered by well-modelled masks of Ceres, the center engraved with inscription within a frame of classical foliage, on four panel fee, marked underneath with maker’s mark at each end and inscribed Browne & Spaulding 568 and 570 Broadway.
159 oz., 4944g
Length over handles: 33 ⅜ in., 80.4 cm
The inscription reads: The Merchants Exchange National Bank to William A Thomson as a Testimonial in appreciation of many years devoted attention to the interests of the Bank, and of the high personal regard and esteem of his Associate Directors, New York, June 30th 1869
The First Merchants' Exchange was at 55 Wall Street and burned in 1835. Architect Isaiah Rogers built a replacement in Greek Revival style between 1836 and 1842. The Exchange later failed and the building was left empty until the Government leased it in 1863, and subsequently purchased it to use as the New York Customs House. It was sold in 1907 to National City Bank, when McKim, Meade, and White doubled the size, adding twelve columns to the front and creating a large room under a 60 foot dome. In 2005, it was acquired by Regent Hotels and renamed The Regent Wall Street, the first luxury hotel in the financial district. It was then converted into the Cipriani Club Residences. It was designated a landmark building in 1965.