Sold for:
$6,500
$6,500
GORHAM STERLING LOVING CUP, 1896, WITH NAMES OF DETROIT'S NOTABLE FAMILIES, H 9", W 10" (HANDLES):A sterling silver loving cup for James McMillan with repousse scroll motif about and three handles. Engraved about the body "James McMillan/In Cordial Appreciation of Hamilton Park Golf Links/Grosse Pointe Farms 1896"; inscribed at the underside: " A. H. Sibley, G. M. Hendrie, B. J. Warren, W. F. Jarvis, W. H. Burtenshaw, W. H. Muir, T. H. Newberry, H. B. Joy, F. T. Moran, J Y Bourgain, W. A. McGraw." Weighing approximately 47.1 troy oz. Property of Virginia McMillan Lambrecht, Grosse Pointe Shores.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2012-02-11