Lot Essay
Louis Comfort Tiffany's work in silver is extremely rare. See note to lot_____. Tiffany Furnaces operated between 1902 and 1920.
Details
A RARE SILVER AND ENAMEL BOX
MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY FURNACES, CORONA, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1905, DESIGNED BY LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY
Of octagonal form, the cover with turquoise enamel border with bubbled repousse bands on body and cover, marked, 270--4 3/4in. diameter
(gross weight 7oz.)
MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY FURNACES, CORONA, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1905, DESIGNED BY LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY
Of octagonal form, the cover with turquoise enamel border with bubbled repousse bands on body and cover, marked, 270--4 3/4in. diameter
(gross weight 7oz.)
Literature
Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., "The Silver of Louis Comfort Tiffany," Antiques Magazine, February 1980, plate I, p. 390