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A Three-Piece Gorham Manufacturing Company Sterling Silver Floral Repousse Vanity Dresser Set - A three-piece sterling silver vanity dresser set by the Gorham Manufacturing Company featuring a hand mirror, a hair brush, and a clothes brush. Each item is ornamented with high-relief floral repousse decoration including lilies and poppies amid scrolling foliage. The silver components are formed from thin-gauge sterling silver over internal mounts. Marks on the hair brush and mirror handle edge include the Gorham hallmark of a lion passant, anchor, and Old English letter G, followed by the word STERLING and the pattern number 1713. The clothes brush is stamped STERLING. The mirror handle is personalized with the name June engraved in Gothic script. The brushes feature natural cream-colored bristles. Moderate tarnish is present on all silver surfaces. The mirror glass shows surface scratches and minor desilvering along the scalloped interior edge. The natural bristles exhibit age-related yellowing and light wear, with organic debris present in the bristles of the clothes brush.