This is an absolutely fabulous salad bowl or console bowl in brilliant cut lead crystal made by the Gorham Company of USA with a hallmarked sterling silver beaded rim. The bowl measures 9 inches in diamteter by 4 inches high and is fabulous! The hallmarks are the Gorham marks of G lion anchor S2806 followed by the trident. The bowl was cut by Hoare in 1897 and is pictured on page 115 of the book American Cut and Engraved Glass of the Brilliant Period by Martha Louise Swan. The cut pattern is des ...click for details
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