AN AMERICAN SILVER LARGE TWO-HANDLED WARMING DISH AND COVER, MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1887

AN AMERICAN SILVER LARGE TWO-HANDLED WARMING DISH AND COVER
MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1887
The circular dish raised on four bun feet, with compartment for hot water, the high domed cover chased in high relief and applied with merry making figures in a village scene after Tenniers, the finial formed as a man sitting astride a barrel holding a cup in one hand and a stein in the other, marked on underside and with date code for 1887
13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) long, over handles
78 oz. 12 dwt. (2,444 gr.) gross weight

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 30 June 1983, lot 23.