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Vintage Gorham Circles Art Deco Silverplate Basket Decor YC744 1950s Fruit Bowl

$ 68.63

Availability: 58 in stock
  • Type: Baskets
  • Brand: Gorham
  • Composition: Silverplate
  • Condition: Nice Silver patina look in good condition. See photos for condition details.
  • Style: Art Deco
  • Pattern: Decor

    Description

    Very unusual Gorham silverplated basket type bowl.
    The bottom reads: Gorham Silverplate (logo picture of an anchor) ID # YC 744.  This is the first one I've seen with the original sticker.  Underneath that sticker I believe is the etching makers mark which is what every other one I've seen have. The basket is quite unique and in wonderful vintage condition and it should polish up beautifully, if desired. It measures approximately 3 1/2 inches in height, 6 inches across pedestal base and 9.5 inches wide at the top.
    I have seen this bowl listed as the 1950s and the 1960s so I truly do not know the exact age.
    Gorham Corporation Silver Plate - History
    A tremendously important producer of wares in sterling silver and silver plate, the Gorham Corporation began humbly but ambitiously. It has gone by many names over its long existence—Gorham & Webster from 1831 to 1837; Gorham, Webster & Price from 1837 to 1841; J. Gorham & Son from 1841 to 1850; Gorham & Thurber from 1850 to 1852; Gorham & Company from 1852 to 1865; Gorham Manufacturing Company from 1865 to 1961; and, finally, the Gorham Corporation from 1961 to present day. Gorham has come quite a long way since its origin in 1831. By the mid-19th century, it grew into one of the largest companies in its industry, and the early 20th century witnessed its acquisition of many rivals and competitors.
    The genesis of this giant traces back to Jabez Gorham, born in 1792, who, at 14 years old, began his apprenticeship with Nehemiah Dodge. Among other metalsmithing methods, Dodge had invented a gilding technique that was so effective, and became so popular, that he is credited with being half the reason Rhode Island developed a jewelry industry at all. Jabez Gorham was learning from one of the very best in his field.
    In 1831, at the age of 21, Gorham partnered with Henry Webster, founding their new company, Gorham & Webster, in the hometown of the former—Providence, Rhode Island. Merely seven years after its inception, the firm employed 450 individuals. Part of its rapid rise can be ascribed to its earliest line of work, producing silverware for Tiffany & Co; the other part was due to Jabez’s son, John, who joined the company in 1841. John Gorham, who gained full control in 1847 when his father retired, set to modernizing the business: among many innovations, he was the first in all the United States to use steam-powered presses.
    Gorham’s fortunes turned—as so many companies did—when the hammer of the Great Depression fell. After decades of struggle, in 1967, Gorham was acquired by Textron. In 1989, it was sold to Dansk International Designs, then to the Brown-Foreman Corporation in 1991, and, finally, to Department 56 in 2005.