A Gorham Martelé Partial Gilt Silver Bowl Retailed by Spaulding & Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1907. Marks: ...

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A Gorham Martelé Partial Gilt Silver Bowl Retailed by Spaulding & Co., Providence, Rhode Island, 1907
Marks: Martelé, (eagle), (lion-anchor-G), .9584, L, V G, SPAULDING & CO CHICAGO
2-7/8 x 12-1/2 inches (7.3 x 31.8 cm)
32.45 troy ounces

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF COLLETTA RAY MCMILLIAN, HOUSTON, TEXAS
The bowl with inscription Blanche Gillease/ 1908 to the underside.

Larry Pristo's Martele: Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver notes that bowl LVQ with gilding required 26 hours to make by K. Danielson and 75 hours to chase by Subero Yamamoto, with a cost $138, May 17, 1907 with original photograph dated June 28, 1907.



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