The Alan and Simone Hartman Collection
Three American Silver Bowls, Martelé, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1905-06
No reserve
Auction Closed
June 17, 06:12 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
all with flower chased undulating rims, comprising two small, coded H/OP and L/TH; and a larger coded K/QJ and retailed by Spaulding & Co. Chicago
48 oz
1492 g
diameters 7 1/4 to 10 in.
18.5 to 25.8 cm
Larry Pristo, Martelé 950-1000 Fine Gorham's Nouveau Art Silver, 2002, pp. 330, 375, and 383
According to Larry Pristo's book on Martelé, the two smaller are listed as bonbon dishes. The one coded H/OP was completed in 1905 without a specific date given; however, the "cost of making" ledger indicates August 4, 1905. It had a net factory price of $41. It took 15 hours to make by Wendell G. Arnold, then another 23 hours of chasing by Paul L. Hansen.
The one coded L/TH was completed December 4, 1906 and had a net factory price of $48. The maker is listed as an apprentice, whom it took 15 hours to make, then another 26 hours of chasing by Subero Yamamoto.
The bowl coded K/QJ was completed April 18, 1906 and had a net factory price of $86. It took 22 hours to make by Wendell G. Arnold, then another 30 hours of chasing by Frederick Joseph Buxton Jr.