Americana, Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export and Prints

Americana, Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export and Prints

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 1736. American silver presentation bowl, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, dated 1883.

American silver presentation bowl, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, dated 1883

Lot Closed

January 24, 09:03 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

American silver presentation bowl

Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York

dated 1883


the bowl engraved with presentation inscription from the Long Branch Gun Club on one side, and the conditions and scores on the other side, fitted with a plated liner, the mortise-and-tenon handles applied with Neptune masks, the pedestal stem chased with vines, applied with a Neptune and Amphitrite mask, and engraved "Christening Font", the square base engraved on rim "Marie Eugenie Reynal Thebaud"

marked on base, numbered 30, and stamped Tiffany & Co.

89 oz 15 dwt excluding liner

2793 g

length over handles 14 in.

35.5 cm

The inscription reads "Long Branch Gun Club. WON BY PAUL L. THEBAUD of Staten Island Gun Club Team, July 5th 1883." and " CONDITIONS. / Team of 4 Men 25 Birds each. / SCORES. / Staten Island Gun Club, 79. / Philadelphia "" 76. / Rockaway Hunt Club, 75 / Long Branch Gun Club 75."