Gorham Bar Tools

NEW YORK – A turtle soup tureen and 12 matching soup plates from Gorham’s exclusive Martelé range will be presented at Doyle New York. Offered as part of the Manhattan firm’s Wednesday, April 10 auction of American Art, Silver, Furniture & Décor, the two lots are estimated at $10,000-$20,000 and $7,000-$10,000, respectively. Turtle soup, which […]

Gorham Circa 70 Sterling Silver Coffee and Tea Set NEW ORLEANS – In the late 1950s, the promise of outer space tantalized the public. Spooked by the launch of the Soviet satellite dubbed Sputnik, Americans were determined to catch up and best their Communist counterparts in what became known as ‘the space race.’ The contest […]

WOODBURY, Conn. – A silver and turquoise tazza designed by Danish silversmith Erik Magnussen (1884-1961) for the Gorham Manufacturing Company sold for $24,000 ($30,960 with buyer’s premium) at Schwenke Auctioneers on December 12. Magnussen worked for Gorham as artistic director for only a short time just before the Depression after emigrating to the U.S. in […]