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Description
This is a very special and rare match safe. The enamel depicts a lady holding an epee in a lovely …
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This is a very special and rare match safe. The enamel depicts a lady holding an epee in a lovely landscape. The reverse is monogrammed OLM. Hinged lid and match strike to bottom. The most discriminating and sophisticated match safe collector will love this. It would be the pride of many collections.
Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island
Circa: 1892
Marks: (lion-anchor-G), STERLING, 845, (1892)
Size: 2-3/8 inches high (6.0 cm)
Weight: 1.4 ounces (gross)
Illustrated: Shapiro, Neil and George Sparacio, Gorham Match Safes. Riverdale, New Jersey, International Match Safe Association, 2009, page 61.
Condition: Minor surface scratching, minor scratching and pitting to enamel.
The overall condition is as you would expect from an object of substantial age that has been displayed/handled/used, usually over the lifetimes of several owners.
**Please note that the physical colors of this item may vary from the pictures in the listing, given the quality of the camera, the lighting and the background used.
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- Dimensions
- 1.5ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 2.5ʺH
- Styles
- Art Nouveau
- Designer
- Gorham Manufacturing Company
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Enamel
- Sterling Silver
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- Condition: Minor surface scratching, minor scratching and pitting to enamel. The overall condition is as you would expect from an … moreCondition: Minor surface scratching, minor scratching and pitting to enamel. The overall condition is as you would expect from an object of substantial age that has been displayed/handled/used, usually over the lifetimes of several owners. **Please note that the physical colors of this item may vary from the pictures in the listing, given the quality of the camera, the lighting and the background used. less
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