MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1899, MARTELÉ

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1900 PARIS EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE: A NEAR PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER VASES
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 1899, MARTELÉ
The complimentary vases oth on undulating and lobed square bases rising to baluster stems and with undulating everted rims, the vases chased with different forms of climbing flowers and veined leaves, both marked on undersides, numbered 1481 and with date symbol for 1899
14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) high
80 oz. 18 dwt. (2,516 gr.)

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Lot Essay

In Martelé 950-1000 Fine Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 187, Larry Pristo notes that there were two vases model 1481 made. One vase was completed on 24 April 1899 and was raised for 45 hours and then chased for an additional 80 hours. Pristo also notes that model 1481 was exhibited at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900.

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