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[American Literature]
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- An American silver two-handled cup, Tiffany & Co., New York, dated 1913; front engraved presentation to literary editor Gilman Hall, back engraved with names of donors, marked on base and numbered 16603-2499. Height: 11 ¾ in.; 29.8 cm; Weight: 72 oz; 2239 gram.
- sterling silver
Editor Gilman Hall was an influential editor at Ainslee's and Everybody's Magazine, and was particularly supportive in O. Henry's career.
Among the 100 literary lights of the early years of the last century whose names are listed as Hall's friends: Lincoln Steffens, Emerson Hough, Ellis Parker Butler, Harold MacGrath, Charles Edward Russell, Booth Tarkington and of course, Sydney Porter.
Among the 100 literary lights of the early years of the last century whose names are listed as Hall's friends: Lincoln Steffens, Emerson Hough, Ellis Parker Butler, Harold MacGrath, Charles Edward Russell, Booth Tarkington and of course, Sydney Porter.