Six American Silver-Gilt Pomegranate Bowls, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1890
Auction Closed
January 30, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
realistically modelled as pomegranate fruits and foliage with seeds spilling out of gashes on the sides, marked on the bases with maker's mark, year mark and special order no. 1826
31 oz; 964 g
width 4 in.; 10 cm
Ross S. Sterling
Ross S. Sterling (1875-1949) was the Governor of Texas from 1931-33 and founder of Humble Oil and Refining Co. (acquired by Standard Oil of New Jersey, 1959, merged in 1973 with Exxon, now ExxonMobil). In 1924 he commissioned architect Alfred C. Finn to build a mansion at Morgan's Point near Houston, Texas. It became known as the First Texas White House because it was based on the south façade of the building in Washington, D.C.
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