LARGE GORHAM STERLING SILVER LOVING CUP, ATHENIC
marked ATHENIC/Gorham anchor hallmark/Sterling/A2229/lSpaulding & co./Chicago
three-handled, overall chased art nouveau leaf design, the front with a grand engraved stag; the second side "Presented by the/Western Department/of the/ Hartford Fire Insurance Group/February 6th 1902"; the third side "Richard M Bissell / Vice-President"; 12.5"h; opening 7.5"diam; 74.4 troy oz.
The stag is the symbol of the Hartford Insurance Co., founded in 1810 in Hartford, Connecticut. It is based on a painting of a stag by Sir Edward Landseer. The stag first appeared on policies around 1861. At that time a policy was sold to Abraham Lincoln.
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

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