Lot 197

Lot 197

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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Estimate$2,000 - $3,000

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Closed

Two Silver Covered Butter Dishes

Gorham Mfg. Co. (founded 1831), Providence, Rhode Island, 1894 and 1853-1865

the first, coin silver, circa 1853-1865, with domed lid with repousse floral swags, surmounted by hummingbird-form finial, on footed base with feet in the form of griffins, with removable pierced liner, the underside marked; the second, bearing date code for 1894, sterling silver, with domed lid with cast Neo-Grec motifs and engraved with monogram, "ECL", on footed base, with removable pierced liner, the underside marked.

Height 6 x diameter 6 inches (tallest), Total weight: 39.975 oz. t.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance:

Dish with hummingbird finial: Patricia Smyth (1925-2018),

Art Institute of Chicago, 1983, Gift of the Antiquarian Society through Mrs. Nelson Edward Smyth (accession no. 1983.829),

Other dish: Elizabeth C. Learned (1842-1919, born Elizabeth Christie Brown, also known as Mrs. Rufus Frederick Learned), Natchez, Mississippi, by descent to her daughter Louise Learned Metcalfe (1871-1952), by descent to her daughter Louise M. Williams (1901-1993), Lake Forest, Illinois,

Art Institute of Chicago, 1982, Gift of Louise M. Williams through the Antiquarian Society (accession no. 1982.1458).

Two Silver Covered Butter Dishes

Gorham Mfg. Co. (founded 1831), Providence, Rhode Island, 1894 and 1853-1865

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance:

Dish with hummingbird finial: Patricia Smyth (1925-2018),

Art Institute of Chicago, 1983, Gift of the Antiquarian Society through Mrs. Nelson Edward Smyth (accession no. 1983.829),

Art Institute of Chicago, 1982, Gift of Louise M. Williams through the Antiquarian Society (accession no. 1982.1458).

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

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Two Silver Covered Butter Dishes