Description:
Eight-piece Gorham Sterling Silver Dresser Set, Providence, Rhode Island, all gold-washed and engraved with scrollwork and floral motifs and monogram "RK"; comprising a comb with date mark for 1894, a circular mirror with date mark for 1901, a shoehorn, a brush, a pincushion, a corset hook, a clothes brush with a rubbed date mark, and a jewelry box with a date mark for 1901.
Estimate $600-800
Rubbing and wear to gold-wash particularly on jewelry box and pin cushion, both also with deterioration to fabric portions. Mark rubbed to corset hook. All with small surface abrasions consistent with usage.
Keywords
Rhode IslandStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.