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Description:
Pair of Gorham Sterling Silver Column Candlesticks, Providence, Rhode Island, 1906, Corinthian capitals over fluted columns with square weighted bases, ht. 7 3/4 in.
Provenance: Hailing from Wales and England, the Jones family were early settlers to Massachusetts circa 1660. Settling in the Berkshires, the family worked closely with Zenas Crane of Crane Paper, established in 1801. The paper firm still exists today and holds the recipe for the currency of the United States. At that time, all paperwork was done by hand; rags were pounded into pulp in mortars and twenty mortars were required to reduce 100 pounds of rags to pulp each day.
In 1845, Edward Dorr Griffin Jones branched out and founded E.D. Jones Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Working closely with local machine shops, he developed and patented specialized machinery, notably the "No Wave" pulp machine for the manufacture of papermaking. A pioneer in the industry, E.D. Jones & Sons Company was sold for $5,000,000 to Beloit Iron Works in 1958.
The silver being offered here has been handed down from generation to generation of the Jones family.
Estimate $200-300
Overall very good condition with no significant dents, bends, or scratches. Very slight pinprick nicks to the bases.
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Keywords
Beloit Iron Works, Edward Dorr Griffin Jones, United States, Wales, Zenas Crane, Zenas, United Kingdom, PittsfieldStuart Slavid
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