12 Marie Antoinette ice cream forks Gorham 1890 gold wash sterling silver NO mon
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12 Marie Antoinette ice cream forks Gorham 1890 gold wash sterling silver NO mon:
$598.99
Offeredfor sale by Caspar’s Place is a set of12 sterling silver ice cream forks in the multi motif pattern “Marie Antoinette”introduced in 1890 by Gorham. Thesefabulous ice cream sporks have fluted, gold washed bowls. They are each marked with Gorham’s trio ofpseudohallmarks in the form used during the last quarter of the 19thcentury and with “STERLING.”
Theice cream forks are NOT monogrammed. Theyare in pretty good estate condition, although quite worn with age. In general they have a little more wear thanjust the ordinary patina of old tarnish and fine scratches to be expected withage and use – see photographs. They also have dark spotting in the bowls fromtarnish in worn areas of the gold wash. Theforks’ price reflects their condition. Thischarming set of ice cream forks will make a lovely addition to any silvercollection.
Theset combined weighs approximately 7.29 troy ounces. Each fork is roughly 4.875” long.
GorhamSilverwas highly influential during the heyday of American silvermanufacturing, approximately 1850 to 1940.The company was foundedby Jabez Gorham, a master craftsman working in Providence, RhodeIsland.Jabez was born in 1792, and at age 14 he began a seven yearapprenticeship to Nehemiah Dodge.Circa 1815 he entered into thefirst of many partnerships as a master silversmith and jeweler.In1831 he partnered with Henry L. Webster to begin the manufacture of silverspoons, Gorham’s first venture into silver tableware
WhenJabez\'s son, John, joined the firm in 1841, the name was changed to JabezGorham & Son.The next year a tariff was passed whicheffectively blocked the importation of silverware into the UnitedStates.This provided impetus to the American silver industry,something of which John Gorham took full advantage.Under hisinfluence Gorham was the first American company to introduce factory methods toaugment hand craftsmanship in production of silverware.
In1865 a charter was granted by the Rhode Island legislature in the name “GorhamManufacturing Company.”In 1868 Gorham abandoned the coin silverstandard (900/1000) prevalent in the U.S. and adopted England’s sterlingstandard of 925/1000. Also in 1868 Gorham adopted its famous trademark (a lion,an anchor and a capital “G”) for use on all sterling articles.
AtCaspar\'s Place we pride ourselves on our offerings and represent each item tothe best of our ability. Please bear in mind that we do our best to describeand photograph each item, but pre-owned items are often imperfect and show theeffects of age and use. Each lot is being sold as is, with any substantialdefects described to the best of our ability. Note that the photographs are anintegral part of the description. Items are sold unpolished - polishingis left to the buyer.
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S307412 Marie Antoinette ice cream forks Gorham 1890 gold wash sterling silver NO mon:
$598.99