A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT SILVER BON-BON SPOONS

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1890

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A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT SILVER BON-BON SPOONS
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1890
Comprising: a pair of spoons with pierced floral bowls and stem, the terminal with rococo shellwork and embracing putti as an allegory of Night; together with a smaller bon-bon spoon with spurious marks for Tiffany and Co., the gilt bowl pierced with flowers and grape bunches, the stem pierced with flowers and with grape cornucopia terminal, each marked on reverse
The larger spoons 13¼ in. long; 33 oz. (3)

Lot Essay

A similar bon-bon spoon with the allegory figure of Morning is illustrated in William P. Hood, Tiffany Silver Flatware 1845-1910: When Dining Was an Art, 1999, p. 282. A pair of Day and Night bon-bon spoons sold at Christie's, New York, 20 January 1990, lot 20.

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