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AN AMERICAN SILVER-GILT TWO-HANDLED PRESENTATION CUP AND COVER

Lot 320
19.01.2024 10:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 320 | AN AMERICAN SILVER-GILT TWO-HANDLED PRESENTATION CUP AND COVER
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$ 3 000 – 5 000
AN AMERICAN SILVER-GILT TWO-HANDLED PRESENTATION CUP AND COVER

MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1907, RETAILED BY THEODORE B. STARR, NEW YORK

Of campana form, chased with panels bordered by shells and scrolls and swags of flowers, one side with presentation inscription reading To Edward Frank Willis James born August 16, 1907 the other side reading From His Uncle Daniel Willis James of New York, with scrolled loop handles capped with acanthus and masks, on a conforming circular base raised on four scrolled feet, and with conforming domed cover with acanthus wrapped bud finial, marked on underside and numbered 8641

16 ½ in. (41.9 cm.) high

101 oz. 16 dwt. (3,166 gr.)





Provenance

Presented to Edward Frank Willis James (1907-1984) by his step-uncle Daniel Willis James (1832-1907) on the occasion of his birth.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 15 June 1998, lot 1591.
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Silver
Category:Cups
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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