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This 10 3/4" tall silver and cut glass claret jug is in full conformity with other examples of such Dresser items from this source, and as such is an important example...
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It stands 11" tall to the highest point of the lofty handle, has a bulbous, eight panel, baluster-shaped body that is 6" across at the widest, sits on a rimmed, 4 1/2" diameter, octagonal base, weighs 25.75 T. oz., and holds four pints (64 ounces) of liquid...
$875.00
It stands 8 1/8" tall, has a top diameter of 3 7/8", sits on a 4" wide foot, and weighs 12.7 T. oz.
Made by Gorham, it is stamped on the underside with the company's "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," model number "935," and date letter "O" for 1882.
A presentation piece, it is a study in decorative embellishment...
This ensemble is an ice cream set comprised of a server along with eleven (alas one of the no doubt once twelve has been lost to the group) individual spoons...
$465.00
It measures 14" long and weighs 8.1 T. oz.
The capacious helmet-shaped bowl is 4 1/2" long by 3 1/2" at the widest, and 1 1/2" at the deepest (see image 2). It has a bright gold finish on the interior.
Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem, "Sterling," "Pat. 1864," and the name of the retailer, "Geo. W...
$465.00
Heavy items, the fork weighs nearly 3.6 T. oz., and the spoon close to 3.4 T. oz., for just under 7.0 T. oz. combined.
The pattern is Gorham's Coligni. These are early, original issue, items marked with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G," "Sterling," and "Copyrighted '89" on the backsides...
$425.00
It is marked on the underside with the "hammer over Stone" emblem of Arthur Stone, "Sterling," and "G" for benchman Herman Glendenning, who was with Stone from 1920 to 1936.
Glendenning seems to have been a major presence in the Stone studio. He is referenced numerous times in Elenita Chickering's foundational volume Arthur J...
Made by Frank Smith, whose early "S in a circle" mark and "sterling" are imprinted on the backside of all pieces, along with the name of the retailer, "Worcester & Co.," Lowell, Massachusetts.
The server measures 10" long and weighs 2.7 T...
$395.00
This offering is for a full set of twelve matched pieces, all in flawless, original condition.
Each one measures 5 7/8" long, while the group weigh 4.7 T. oz.
They have three tines, the center one of which is spear form, joined to a cupped heel with scalloped shoulde...
$385.00
This example is model number H156, as identified on the backside, which is also stamped with Gorham's "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling." Immensely scaled, it measures 10 1/4" long and weighs an exceptionally heavy 5.5...
$365.00
Baluster form, it has a beaded base with smaller beading encircling the top rim. The area of the body opposite the C scroll, hollow handle is chased in a floral (perhaps hibiscus)...
Made by Gorham, whose "lion, anchor, G" emblem and the word "Sterling" are imprinted on the reverses, they are 4 7/8" long, and relatively very heavy at 4.37 the group.
Finished in a satin matte gold on all surfaces, they have blue (it may read black in the above composites, but it is a deep blue), yellow, and white enameled handles, executed in an Arabesque with rosettes design.
They...
$345.00
Hallmarked for London, 1875-76, sterling, with a Queen's duty head, and "HH" for maker Henry Holland (later Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater), it carries considerable provenance. Holland and the subsequent firm were recognized as one of the most significant English silver manufacturers of their time.
This is artful in multiple ways.
First to be noted is the overall p...
$335.00
Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970 edited by Elizabeth Williams recounts,
"Sitting down to the Furbers' table, one would have been confronted with a bevy of Gorham flatware--687 pieces in all. The majority of serving and dining utensils are the Angelo pattern, which d...
Approximately 100 years old, the three large pieces--mirror, brush, and synthetic tortise shell comb--are marked with the Simpson, Hall, Miller division of International Silver's "helmet" emblem, along with the word "Sterling," while the two smaller pieces--nail file and shoe horn--are marked "Sterling Handle." (Please see both sets of images.)
This is an exceptional set...
$335.00
Most references date the pattern to 1880, although Charles Carpenter in his benchmark Gorham Silver places it about 1883.
This piece is a large, 13" long, nearly 7.0 T. oz. (215 grams), all silver soup ladle.
The intricacy of the design shows to full advantage at this essentially massive scale...