A Three-Piece Gorham Mfg. Co. Martelé Partial Gilt Silver Incomplete Tea & Coffee Set

Description

A Three-Piece Gorham Mfg. Co. Martelé Partial Gilt Silver Incomplete Tea & Coffee Set, Providence, Rhode Island, 1912
Marks to kettle-on-stand: Martelé, (eagle), (lion-anchor-G), .9584, ZMZ, SPAULDING & CO., CHICAGO
13-3/8 x 9-1/2 x 7 inches (34.0 x 24.1 x 17.8 cm) (kettle-on-stand)
4012 grams (128.99 troy ounces)
Inscription: Charles T. and Tara M. Brantingham Rockford, Illinois, 1912

Production of the partial tea & coffee set ZMU-ZMZ began on December 6, 1912 requiring 254 hours of production time by Alfred J. Ottestad, Thomas H. Yates, and James Leckenby, with an additional 231 hours of chasing. The final price was $715.

LITERATURE:
L. Pristo, Martelé: Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, p. 447-448.

The set originally retailed by Spaulding & Co. of Chicago comprising:
1 kettle-on-stand;
1 coffee pot;
1 partial gilt waste bowl.
3 Total



Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000.

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