• Silver - American
Lot 838

GORHAM / PRICE FAMILY, GORHAM & CO. COIN SILVER PRESENTATION CHILD'S MUG

Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for
$242.25
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

GORHAM / PRICE FAMILY, GORHAM & CO. COIN SILVER PRESENTATION CHILD'S MUG, cylindrical form with tiny beading around rim and base, applied angular handle with foliate embellishments to one side, featuring Aesthetic Movement chased decoration to sides of well with foliate motifs, beading, and shells, frame encompasses a personalized engraving of "Raymond Price. / from his / Great Grandfather / July 26th 1861", in addition to engraving on base that reads "Jabez Gorham to / his great Grandson / R.P." Base impressed with the three Gorham pseudo hallmarks including a left-facing lion passant standing on ground, also with "228" and "COIN". Total weight: 5.500 ozt. Gorham & Co., Providence, RI. Circa 1861. 4" HOA, 3 1/8" D rim.
Catalogue Note: Raymond Harris Price was born on July 26, 1861 in Herkimer, New York to parents William G. Price (1839-1868) and Helen (Hellen) L. Harris (1838-1890). Raymond's paternal grandparents were William Gladding Price (1811-1839), a jeweler in Providence, RI, and Amanda Gorham (1818-1897), the daughter of famous jeweler and silversmith Jabez Gorham (1792-1869), who gifted this mug to Raymond. William joined a partnership between Jabez Gorham and Henry Webster to form Gorham, Webster & Price just before his death, the business continued until 1841 when Gorham retired for a short period.

Condition

Excellent visual condition except for minor wear, surface scratches, and nicks, some denting mostly being minor/small in nature, top of handle with a dent and a short split at seam.

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