7 Pc Antique Art Nouveau Gorham Sterling Silver 925 Vanity Grooming Set

Description

Antique seven piece Gorham sterling silver number C972 vanity and grooming set decorated with art nouveau style morning glories, engraved with the initials “ERS.” Set includes a cut crystal vanity jar with lid, hand mirror, hair brush, clothes brush, button hook, nail buffer, and hat brush.

“The Gorham Manufacturing Company is one of America’s largest manufacturers of silver-plate and sterling pieces, along with a foundry for bronze sculpture. Gorham got it’s start in 1831 with Jabez Gorham in partnership with Henry Webster. The two founded the silver company in Gorham’s hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. Their beginning was as a manufacturer of coin-silver flatware in which Gorham started to gain acclaim, especially in 1859 once the flatware was selected by Mary Todd Lincoln for the White House. In 1863, Gorham was a major player in plated silver. In 1868, they had made the switch from coin silver for sterling silver and produced everything from knives, forks and spoons, to other desired pieces such as coffee pots and serving bowls. Again, highly desired by several White House administrations, Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant asked Gorham to commemorate the country’s one-hundredth anniversary with a spectacular century vase.”

Condition

Good Overall - A few dents; tarnish; some flyspots to mirror

Dimensions

Mirror - 10” x 5.25” x 1” / Combined Weight - 875 g (Length x Width x Depth)