Lot Essay
The present lot is listed in the Tiffany archives as "Compotier Wolff Miss," with a manufacturing cost of $250 per piece.
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MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880
Details
A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT SILVER DESSERT STANDS
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880
Each on square domed base with incurved corners and four conforming shaped bracket feet, embossed with Chinese-style chrysanthemums and foliage, the pedestal with panels pierced with gourds, prunus and chrysanthemum, the interior of the gilt dish with etched foliate decoration, the center of each applied with monogram CLW, marked underneath, also marked 5299 / 9372
9 in. (23 cm.) diameter; 81 oz. 10 dwt. (2,548 gr.)
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880
Each on square domed base with incurved corners and four conforming shaped bracket feet, embossed with Chinese-style chrysanthemums and foliage, the pedestal with panels pierced with gourds, prunus and chrysanthemum, the interior of the gilt dish with etched foliate decoration, the center of each applied with monogram CLW, marked underneath, also marked 5299 / 9372
9 in. (23 cm.) diameter; 81 oz. 10 dwt. (2,548 gr.)
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 17 May 1999, lot 249
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Abby Starliper