Offered is a set of Sterling Silver Repousse vanity items by Gorham, and one brush by William Kerr. When we purchased this set, it appeared that all the pieces were by Gorham. Wile taking photos, we noticed that the hair brush is made by William Kerr. The pattern is very similar, and it bears the same monogram, so it just looked like it was part of the set. All pieces are monogrammed.
Marks:
Mirror - Lion/Anchor/G STERLING 1411 M and the date mark for 1898
Wavy Clothes Brush - STERLING Lion/Anchor/G
Button Hook - Lion/Anchor/G STERLING B 1422 M
Bonnet Brush - Lion/Anchor/G STERLING 1416 M
Whisk Broom - Lion/Anchor/G STERLING 1415 M
Hair Brush - William Kerr Hatchet with XXX mark
Lid for Jar - STERLING 1700 (the 0s are double stamped) Does not appear to be Gorham, is included because it was found with the set
Measurements (gram weight includes any weighting, glass, bristles, etc):
Hand Mirror - 9-3/8"L x 5-1/4"W (mirror is about 4-3/8" diameter) and 400 Grams
Whisk Broom - 10-1/2"L x 5"W and 131 Grams
Hair Brush - 9-1/2"L x 3"W and 188 Grams
Bonnet Brush - 6"L x 3-5/8"W and 96 Grams
Wavy Clothes Brush - 10"L and 54 Grams
Button Hook - 8-5/8"L and 74 Grams
Jar Cap - 18 Grams
Condition:
All pieces are in decent shape. Unpolished, offered as found, where they were stored in a soft vinyl bag.
Some minor dings here and there, but nothing is crushes or malformed (except for the cap, which has a dent on one side).
The button hook appears to have a small hole near the area the hook is mounted into the handle.
The mirror is in good shape for it's more than 100 years of age
The brushes are old, some missing bristles. Bristles are misshapen on the bonnet brush.