A Rare American Silver Mug
Sale 1130 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Mar 30, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$3,150
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Lot Description
A Rare American Silver Mug
Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, Rhode Island, Circa 1853
the body with repousse and chased decoration showing Mt. Vernon and the Tomb of George Washington with a cartouche surrounded by woodland decoration and engraved 'Robert Taylor Jr. / From / His Grandfather', the underside with the bright-cut date 'July 27, 1853'.
marked 'Sterling' and 'Gorham and Company-Providence, RI' to underside
10 ozt
Height 4 x width 4 inches.
marked 'Sterling' and 'Gorham and Company-Providence, RI' to underside
10 ozt
Height 4 x width 4 inches.
Property from the Collection of Bradley G. Wilde, Washington D.C.
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