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Lot Essay
Cf: Christie's South Kensington, Ken Hill, Snettisham, Norfolk, 13 September 1999
Christie's New York, Tiffany, Innovation in American Design, 10 December 1998, Lots 310-321
Silver in the Japanesque style was produced by Tiffany & Co. during the late nineteenth century, then under the directorship of Edward C. Moore. Moore was a gifted designer and a pioneer collector of Japanese art-work, and was greatly influenced by the Japanese metal-workers use of motifs inspired by nature. His silver designs in the Japanesque style won Tiffany & Co. the Grand Prix for silver at the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle, establishing Tiffany & Co.'s reputation as one of the world's leading silver manufacturers. Moore had created a small, speciality line of decorative objects made for connoisseurs who believed in the Aesthetic Movement's mandate Art for Art's sake. The silver designs in the Japanesque taste continued to be produced until around 1890.
Christie's New York, Tiffany, Innovation in American Design, 10 December 1998, Lots 310-321
Silver in the Japanesque style was produced by Tiffany & Co. during the late nineteenth century, then under the directorship of Edward C. Moore. Moore was a gifted designer and a pioneer collector of Japanese art-work, and was greatly influenced by the Japanese metal-workers use of motifs inspired by nature. His silver designs in the Japanesque style won Tiffany & Co. the Grand Prix for silver at the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle, establishing Tiffany & Co.'s reputation as one of the world's leading silver manufacturers. Moore had created a small, speciality line of decorative objects made for connoisseurs who believed in the Aesthetic Movement's mandate Art for Art's sake. The silver designs in the Japanesque taste continued to be produced until around 1890.