Six-piece Gorham Sterling Silver Condiment Set

Description:

Six-piece Gorham Sterling Silver Condiment Set, Rhode Island, c. 1880, T.W. Whitney, retailer, parcel-gilt in the Japonesque style, two shakers, two salt cellars, and two small dishes in a fitted case, approx. 3.6 troy oz.

Provenance: Ex-Charles H. Carpenter Jr. Collection; Christies: New York, January 21, 1994, lot 17.

Literature: Illustrated in Charles H. Carpenter's Gorham Silver, 1831-1981 illus. 102, pg. 106.
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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