Property from the Collection of Richard Kent
An American Silver Mounted Cut and Etched Glass "Art Nouveau" Claret Jug, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, the Design Attributed to William Codman, Circa 1900
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October 18, 08:23 PM GMT
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4,000 - 6,000 USD
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An American Silver Mounted Cut and Etched Glass "Art Nouveau" Claret Jug, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, the Design Attributed to William Codman, Circa 1900
the baluster-shaped glass body cut and etched with fruiting grapevine with whiplash foliage, the base with matching scrolls, raised on four feet, the neck chased with an iris other flowers, and scrolls, and presentation inscription, the hinged cover matching and with flower and scroll thumbpiece, stamped on underside and numbered D1158, also stamped Sterling on the neck mount
Height 12 1/4 in.
30.8 cm
The inscription reads, "Presented by The Plumbers Trade Journal Publishing Company." The Plumbers Trade Journal was founded in 1881 by James M. Heatherton; it published its 25th volume in 1899.
Gorham's cheerleader for the Art Nouveau style was designer William Christmas Codman, who was hired from England by the company in 1891. Many of his Art Nouveau designs were developed for the Martelé line, introduced in 1897 as a luxury product, with all of the forms being both raised and decorated by hand. The style was also used on pieces which were partially machine-formed, as here, but still used Gorham's exceptional group of hand-chasers to create the flowing decoration.
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