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Furniture For Sale
Creator: Gorham Manufacturing Company
Creator: Hvidt & Mølgaard
Greenbrier by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for Eight Service Dinner Size
Located in Big Bend, WI
Greenbrier by Gorham sterling silver dinner size flatware set of 54 pieces. This set includes:
Eight dinner size knives, 9 1/2".
Eight dinner siz...
Category
1930s American Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau - Style Sterling Silver Pedestal, Based Vase by Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau-Style, sterling silver, pedestal-based vase, Gorham Mfg. Company, Providence, Rhode Island, year-hallmarked for 1923. Hammered in design and chased with flowers. Measures...
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Traditional Sterling Silver Revere Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Traditional sterling silver Revere bowl. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1945. Curved sides, flared rim, and stepped foot. A historic form that can suit many modern uses. Fully marke...
Category
1940s American Colonial Revival Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
5 seat sofa "MINERVA" by Peter Hvidt and Olga Molgaard Nielsen in petrol bouclé
Located in The Hague, NL
Scandinavian sit-group "Minerva" by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard Nielsen, Denmark. Teak frame with newly upholstered petrol bouclé seat and back. This vintage pieces of furniture can...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Teak
Danish Mid-Century Modern Ax table by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
Located in Berlin, DE
Danish Mid-Century Modern Ax table by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
This coffee table was designed in the 1950s by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Niel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Teak
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Massive Set with Vintage Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hvidt & Mølgaard, Set of 4 Chairs in Ash, Reupholstered in Lambswool, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
An extremely rare and extraordinary set of 4 dining chairs in solid ash, highlighted details such as the butterfly shaped back rest. Seats and the curved back reupholstered in a grea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Ash
Pair of Superb Midcentury Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Tables
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury Peter Hvidt and Mølgaard-Nelson for France & Søn teak side tables or night stands with drawer. Similar raised edge design as Arne Vodder. Gorgeous design featuring solid w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
Pair of Gorham Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Column Candlesticks, 1917
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1917. Each: Fluted column and composite Corinthian capital. Bobeche detachable with chamfere...
Category
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Gorham Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Column Candlesticks, 1916
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1916. Each: Fluted column and composite Corinthian capital. Bobeche detachable with chamfere...
Category
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Tall Gorham Edwardian Neoclassical Column Candlesticks, 1908
Located in New York, NY
Pair of tall Edwardian Neoclassical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1908. Fluted columnar shaft on stepped square base. Composite Corinthian capital wit...
Category
Early 1900s American Neoclassical Revival Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Red Silver Overlay Perfume
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass perfume with engraved silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Globular with short neck and everted rim in silver collar; ball stopper. Overlay in ope...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Silver
Palisander sofa table by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard Nielsen. France & Søn
Located in Hägersten, SE
Sofa table designed by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard Nielsen. Produced in Denmark by France & Son during the 1960s. Made from thick solid palisander with very rich grain. Sliding formi...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Formica, Palisander
Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Shaving Mug
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver shaving mug. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Round bowl; interior mounted with pierced brush holder. C-scroll handle. Acid-etched flowering scrollw...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Buttercup Pattern Sterling Silver Large Oyster Serving Spoon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine large serving spoon.
By Gorham.
In the Buttercup pattern.
We think that this a rare solid oyster spoon.
With a shaped bowl and thick gauged handle.
Fully hallmarked to t...
Category
20th Century American Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Luncheon, 110 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 knives 8 7/8",
12 forks 7",
12 salad forks 6 1/2",
12 teaspoons 5 3/4",
12 cream soup spoons 6 1/8",
12 iced tea spoons 7 5/8",
12 demitasse spoons 4",
12 coffee spoons 5 3...
Category
Mid-20th Century Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bookshelf by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen 1950s
Located in Handewitt, DE
Two parts bookshelf by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Møbler 1950s Made in teak. On the back with Illums Boighus Kbh. mark. In very good vintage condition, with nice ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
Sterling Silver Breadbasket, 1911
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver breadbasket by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island. In addition to the sterling and Gorham hallmarks, it is signed (hallmarked)1911. ...
Category
1910s American Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Victorian Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver (soap) box by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island. It can be used for jewelry, pills or as a decorative piece but I think it was meant...
Category
1890s American Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
La Scala by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 60 pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
La Scala by Gorham sterling silver flatware set - 60 pieces. This set includes:
12 knives, 9"
12 forks, 7 1/2"
12 salad forks, 6 1/2"
12 teaspoons, 6 1/4"
12 place soup spoons, 6 5/8"
Includes bonus brand new storage chest - styles vary.
Excellent condition, with no monograms. This set will be beautifully professionally polished prior to shipping.
Inspired by the famed Italian opera house, Gorham La...
Category
Mid-20th Century Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Caviar Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered in an antique caviar dish with a cover by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island. There is a removable disc / surface on the inside and ice is placed undernea...
Category
1880s American Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Golden Scroll by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Place Size Service 48 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Golden scroll by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 48 pieces. This set includes: 12 place knives, 9 1/8", 12 place forks, 7 3/8", 12 salad forks, 7", ...
Category
Late 20th Century Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sovereign Hispana by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Eight Service 49 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
This pattern was produced from 1968-1992. The handle is pierced with an attractive Danish style crown design reminiscent of the pattern Acorn by Georg Jensen. This pattern is heavy and well made. This set is unused, still in the factory sleeves!
New Sovereign Hispana...
Category
1960s American Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 60 pieces Dinner
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
Category
20th Century Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham English Edwardian Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1912
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Modern sterling silver box. Made by Gorham Manufacturing Co. in Birmingham in 1912. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with curved top and scr...
Category
1910s English Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Sterling Olive Bowl and Tongs
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1884, sterling, Gorham. This unequivocally charming serving piece embodies the relaxed refinement of the Victorian era. Complete with tongs, this rare example of a figural Gorham olive dish...
Category
1880s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Buttercup by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12 Set 78 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Buttercup by Gorham 78 piece sterling silver flatware set. This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7".
12 salad forks, 6 1/4".
12 teaspoon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver “Dolly Madison” Water Pitcher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver water pitcher by Gorham Silversmiths hallmarked 1929. The pattern name is “Dolly Madison” and Gorham manufactured both hollowware and flatware in ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau “Lily” Server
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver serving piece by Gorham Silversmiths in the “Lily” pattern. First introduced in 1910, “Lily” aka “Floral” quickly became a favorite among silver c...
Category
1910s American Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver “Maryland” Serving Spoon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver serving spoon by Gorham Silversmiths in the “Maryland” pattern, hallmarked 1885. The handle has a floral motif, not etched but raised. The bowl i...
Category
1880s American Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
sofa "MINERVA" by Peter Hvidt and Olga Molgaard Nielsen in petrol bouclé
Located in The Hague, NL
Scandinavian two-seater sofa "Minerva" by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard Nielsen, Denmark. Teak frame with newly upholstered petrol bouclé seat and back. This vintage piece of furniture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Teak
5 pc. Peter Hvidt Teak 523 Coffee Table by France & Sons Denmark
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A beautifully crafted segmented five piece teak wood coffee table with brass legs that can be positioned in many forms to suit your needs pictured is a pinwheel configuration . Desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen Sofa Table
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard Nielsen sofa table in sold teak.
Made by France & Daverkosen in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Teak
Set of 6 1880-83 Sterling Silver Tablespoons by Gorham
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 Gorham's Cluny sterling silver tablespoons, 1880-1883. One of the greatest silver designs of the Aesthetic Movement in America. Obverse monogram "NS". 19.25 troy oz.
8.25" x...
Category
1880s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Gorham Edwardian Big Game-Era Trophy Cup with Horn Handles
Located in New York, NY
Large Edwardian big-game sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Baluster bowl with twist-mounted horn handles. On front is engraved parchment scroll for e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Louis XV by Gorham Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Louis XV by Gorham-Whiting sterling silver flatware set of 76 pieces.
This set includes:
12 knives, 8 3/4".
12 forks, 7".
12 salad forks, fancy, 6 3/4".
12 teaspoons, 5 3/4".
12...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver "Letter"Stamp Case Dated 1892 Gorham Rhode Island USA
Located in London, GB
Antique Sterling Silver "Letter"Stamp Case Dated 1892 Gorham Rhode Island USA
Unique Novelty Silver Stamp Case made as a miniature letter sent from ...
Category
1890s Central American Victorian Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Canape "MINERVA" by Peter Hvidt and Olga Molgaard Nielsen in petrol bouclé
Located in The Hague, NL
Scandinavian three-seater sofa "Minerva" by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard Nielsen, Denmark. Teak frame with newly upholstered petrol bouclé seat and back. This vintage piece of furnitu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Teak
Mid-Century Design Teak Armchair by Peter Hvidt for France & Søn, Denmark, 1950s
Located in München, Bavaria
Dimensions: 62 x 76 x 76 cm (Width x Height x Depth)
This exquisite lounge chair, model FD 130, exemplifies the essence of Scandinavian design, created by Peter Hvidt und Orla Mølga...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
Sterling Silver Basket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver basket. The plate has medallions interspersed with reticulated cutouts. Old world elegance all around the edge. The handle has an etched design ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Platter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver platter by Gorham Silver in the “Cinderella” pattern hallmarked 1925. It has a lovely etched pattern around the edge (2”) with four medallions — t...
Category
1920s American Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gorham Coin Silver Vase No. 335
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver vase.
By the Gorham Mfg. Co.
In coin silver.
The vase with a footed base, rounded body, and elongated narrow neck which opens into a wider mouth. These are v...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Heart Dish, 1893
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a heart shaped dish made by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island and hallmarked 1893 (one hundred and thirty one years old)!! It has rich, old-world grac...
Category
1890s American Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century 2-Seat Sofa, Minerva Series by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen
Located in München, Bavaria
Dimensions 125 x 80 x 85 x 43 cm (WxDxHxSH)
This shapely and comfortable sofa was designed by Danish Designers Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen for France and Daverkosen. The ...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Antique Gorham Edwardian Classical Column Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver column candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Each: Column with fluted shaft on stepped square base. Corinthian capital with...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
1960s Gorham Bowl Wire Basket Original Silver
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Gorham Silver Original Label Wire Basket
Fruit Bread Bowl
3.13 h x 9.13
Preowned original vintage unrestored
Review images.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Antique Gorham Aesthetic Sterling Silver Olive Spoon with Pick
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic sterling silver olive spoon. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1885. Cast stem with entwined leaf and olive. Shallow and pierced bowl with engraved leaves. At other end pick...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Imperial Chrysanthemum Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 105 Pc Chest
Located in Big Bend, WI
Superb monumental dinner & luncheon size imperial Chrysanthemum by Gorham sterling silver flatware set, 105 pieces. This set includes:...
Category
20th Century Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chantilly by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 143 Pcs Dinner Huge
Located in Big Bend, WI
12 dinner size knives 9 5/8", 12 dinner size forks 7 1/2",
12 regular knives 8 7/8", 12 regular forks 7", 12 salad forks 6 1/2",
12 teaspoons 5 7/8", 12 cream soup spoons 6 3/8",
12 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare sculpturable "X Chair" by Hvidt & Mølgaard for Fritz Hansen from 1959
Located in Copenhagen, DK
"X Chair" by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard Nielsen for Fritz Hansen, a true vintage masterpiece from 1959. This Rare model FH6135 showcases a stunning blend of bent oak and patinated h...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Leather
Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is pair of sterling silver candlesticks by Gorham Silversmiths of Providence, Rhode Island. They are hallmarked 1913 (one hundred and eleven years old). They are Cori...
Category
1910s American Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Cobalt Salt Shakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Proudly offering this pair of Art Deco sterling silver salt shakers with cobalt glass liners. They have a geometric cutout pattern overlay on cobalt glass. The top come off and are e...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Danish Drop-Leaf Table by Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nielsen for France & Son
Located in St. Louis, MO
Beautiful 1960s teak drop-leaf table designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen for France & Sons and imported by John Stuart Inc. The sculptural legs of this convertible tabl...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique William Roger Quadruple Plate Sugar Bowl & Gorham Sterling Silver Spoons
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique turn of the century 13 piece sugar bowl and hanging spoon set, featuring a trophy urn style bowl with etched palm leaves on the body, brackets to support twelve sugar spoons, squirrels in the pierced handles and a sparrow shaped finial. Set includes 11 Gorham sterling silver demitasse spoons in the New Queens pattern (introduced 1895); sold by J.E. Caldwell & Co. Bowl and lid by William Rogers (cross and keystone mark, circa 1900-1910), design number 57.
"Gorham Silver was founded in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1831 by Jabez Gorham, a master craftsman, in partnership with Henry L. Webster. The firm's chief product was spoons of coin silver, but also made thimbles, combs, jewelry, and other small items. In 1865, the Rhode Island legislature granted a charter in the name of Gorham Manufacturing Company. During the heyday of American silver manufacturing, approximately 1850–1940, Gorham was highly influential. The company has produced matching hollowware in both sterling and silverplate, as well as running a foundry for bronze sculpture. The White House has used Gorham silver services during many administrations including those of Lincoln, Grant, and George W. Bush. Gorham artisans also sculpted several famous statues housed in the Capitol's Rotunda, overlooking the Museum of Natural History in New York, and topping the Rhode Island State House. Gorham has also designed a number of elaborate trophies for sporting events, including the Borg-Warner Trophy for the Indianapolis 500, designed by Robert J. Hill. The company has changed hands multiple times beginning with Textron (1967), to Dansk International Designs (1989), to Brown-Forman Corporation (1991), to the Lenox Group (2005), to Clarion Capital Partners (2009), now operating under the name Lenox Corporation."
"William Hazen Rogers (born May 13, 1801) was an American master silversmith and a pioneer in the silver-plate industry and whose work and name have survived to the present day. Rogers partnered with other silversmiths at times, and his company and trademarks were eventually taken over by larger companies. Rogers was born on a farm on May 13, 1801, to Sarah Reynolds (1777-?) and Asa Rogers (1798-1824). After he left home, he went on to become a silversmith, watchmaker and jeweler. From 1820 to 1825, Rogers was an apprentice to Joseph Church, a silversmith and watchmaker in Hartford. In 1825, Rogers became partners with Church and their company, Church & Rogers, initially manufactured silver-plate flatware and hollowware. He was also partner, from 1832 to 1838, with Asa Harris Rogers, his younger brother, as "A Rogers Jr. & Co." while still associated with Church & Rogers. Rogers – together with his two brothers and, later, his son – was responsible for more than 100 patterns of silver and silver-plated cutlery and serving dishes. Many of Roger's designs were influenced by Louis XIV-style patterns of the 17th and 18th century in France, and he was best known for his Elberon pattern and "Presidential" cutlery series. The companies in which one or more of the original...
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Furniture
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver
Peter Hvidt 1940s Pair of Velvet Armchairs for Fritz Hansen
Located in London, GB
Peter Hvidt - Model 1748 Lounge Chairs, circa 1940s.
These elegant low-back lounge chairs were produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark in the late 1940s by master designer Peter Hvidt. T...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Dining Chair in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen for Søborg Møbelfabrik, dining chair, model '316', teak, papercord, Denmark, 1950s.
This organic looking chair is made with an outstanding attent...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Furniture
Materials
Papercord, Teak
Scandinavian Modern Scoop Lounge Chair By Peter Hvidt And Orla Molgaard-Nielsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scandinavian modern, model FD145 lounge chair by Peter Hvidt And Orla Molgaard-Nielsen for France & Daverkosen features an oak frame accented with teak along the scoop arms and leg t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Teak, Oak
Peter Hvidt And Orla Molgaard Nielsen Teak And Rope Model 316 Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of stunning, Scandinavian modern, dining, side chairs by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Nielsen for Soborg Mobelfabrik feature newly finished, dark teak frames with scoop backs t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Rope, Teak
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