Tag: Gorham Manufacturing

Silver centerpieces done up to look like Viking longships. A few salts, too. Mostly Norwegian but not all. The American one being part of the very short lived Viking Revival trend that was briefly in around 1905. Wishing they came with a few little silver Vikings. I guess not.

Centerpiece in the form of a Viking longship, with a gilt interior and clear glass liner, together with two matching salts with clear glass liners and two Scandinavian salt spoons. Silverplate. Made in Norway. Marks: stamped 925S NORWAY and VICTORIA. Image © Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood and Lotsearch. Fair use license. https://auctions.bhandl.co.uk/auctions/9456/bearne10201/lot-details/60c83a5a-c6b1-4ddc-ad7e-b37e01074218
Pair of sterling silver and plique-a-jour enamel salt cellars and spoons, figural Viking longboats (longships) that are ornately carved with dragon heads on either end. The sides of the longboats are done in forest green and amber enamel with two small blue shields on either side of the dragons on both the front and back. The spoons are sterling silver with looped handles finished with a small ball and deep purple plique-a-jour bowls with green centers. ca. 1925, Art Deco. Made in Sweden. Maker not known. Maker’s marks: hallmarked with the Three crowns of Sweden followed by ‘925’, followed by a stylized trident which is likely the maker. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2025. Fair use license. https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/dining-entertaining/sterling-silver/pair-of-swedish-sterling-silver-plique-jour-viking-ship-salt-cellars-spoons/id-f_20144692/
Silver or silver plate Viking longboat centerpiece with a frog for flowers. Viking Revival, made in 1905. American, made by the Rhode Island based Gorham Manufacturing Company. Image under copyright probably to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Fair use license. https://www.dwell.com/article/scandinavian-design-and-the-united-states-los-angeles-county-museum-of-art-7f880f68/6985716607631589376

More sterling silver oceanic dinnerware from various firms. Late 19th century. Mostly American.

Serving pieces with seaweed decorated bowls and tines.
Serving pieces with seaweed decorated bowls and tines. Jelly spoon, two lettuce forks and a pickle fork. ca. 1890. American. Sterling silver and ivory. Whiting, New York, maker. Image © Charlton Hall Auction, West Columbia, South Carolina. Fair use license. via https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/whiting-ivory-pattern-silver-serving-pieces-4pcs-D904BF5A8D?utm_source=house&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=exclusive&utm_content

Polar bear ice bowl with an applied icicle rim. 1874.
Polar bear ice bowl with an applied icicle rim and a pierced inset liner. 1874. Made in Birmingham, England. Silver. Hallmarked. Horace Woodward, silversmith. Image © Britannia Fine Antique Silver. Fair use license. via http://www.silverperfect.com/Inventory/rarehollowware1.html

Bowl with three applied turtles and seaweed. ca. 1880.
Bowl with three applied turtles and seaweed. ca. 1880. American. Hammered silver in a Japanese style with the interior engraved with seaweed to match the etched seaweed on the outside. Sterling silver. Tiffany, maker. Image © Britannia Fine Antique Silver. Fair use license. via http://www.silverperfect.com/Inventory/archives/tfnyturtlebldetail.html

Seahorse fish servers. ca. 1890.
Seahorse fish servers. ca. 1890. American. Hammered silver with applied decoration. Whiting, New York, maker. Image © 1998-2019 Ruby Lane, Inc. Fair use license. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=imgres&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwil9Z7d5O7iAhXN1VkKHYOJAjkQjhx6BAgBEAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rubylane.com%2Fitem%2F1374855-4533%2FWHITING-Antique-Hammered-Sterling-Silver-applied&psig=AOvVaw3qC0J8bvqBFLw-LFDDlBlw&ust=1560801474659884

Set of twelve five o'clock tea spoons, many with oceanic themes, including crabs, fish and seaweed. ca. 1888.
Set of twelve five o’clock tea spoons, many with oceanic themes, including crabs, fish and seaweed. ca. 1888. American. Sterling silver. Gorham Silver, Providence, Rhode Island. Image 2019 Spencer Marks Ltd. Fair use license. via https://www.spencermarks.com/products/gorham-rare-original-set-of-12-antique-sterling-silver-five-oclock-tea-spoons-providence-ri-c-1889

Silver tableware with a beach theme. Breathe in the scent of salt air and seaweed without having to leave your screen porch. 19th century American. Gorham Silver, Providence, Rhode Island.

"Terrapin" soup tureen and cover with matching tray, ladle, and silver plated warming stand. 1890.
“Terrapin” soup tureen and cover with matching tray, ladle, and silver plated warming stand. 1890. Silver. Image © 2019 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.383.html/2010/important-americana-n08608

Shell serving spoon. Late 19th c.
Shell serving spoon. Garden foliage motif with a crab creeping towards the bowl. Late 19th c. Silver with a gold wash. Image © Vintage Antique Jewelry. Fair use license. via https://vintage-antique-jewelry.com/shop/blog/97_http—vintage-antique-jewelry-com-shop-17-si

Punch bowl with ladle. 1885.
Punch bowl with ladle with repoussé decoration in the motif of swirling waves, flying fish, and a sea serpent with clamshell handles. 1885. Silver with gilding. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the public domain. via https://collections.mfa.org/objects/41179/punch-bowl-set-with-ladle

Tureen with a fish and waves motif. 1884.
Tureen with a fish and waves motif. 1884. Image courtesy of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Fair use license. via http://ediblerhody.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/enduring-elegance-gorham-silver

Ice bowl and spoon with the bowl having an icy glacier motif with polar bear handles. 1870's.
Ice bowl and spoon with the bowl having an icy glacier motif with polar bear handles. 1870’s. Silver. Image © 2017 Dallas Museum of Art. Fair use license. via https://collections.dma.org/artwork/3335123

Glass and silver decanters guaranteed to make the port taste better made by Gorham. Collection of the Museum at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island.

Whiskey decanter. 1892.
Whiskey decanter. 1892. Glass and silver. American. Gorham Manufacturing Company, maker. Collection of the Museum at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/whiskey-decanter-1988065?return=%2Fart-design%2Fcollection%3Fsearch_api_fulltext%3DSilver

Decanter. 1913.
Decanter. 1913. Silver and glass. Collection of the Museum at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/decanter-19911264912ab?return=%2Fart-design%2Fcollection%3Fsearch_api_fulltext%3DDecanter%26field_type%3DAll

Decanter. 1913.
Decanter. 1913. Silver and glass. Collection of the Museum at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection?search_api_fulltext=Decanter&field_type=All