Lot Essay
A silver tankard chased with identical mermaid and dolphin sold at Sotheby's, New York, 21 January, 2005, lot 337.
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MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1890
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AN AMERICAN SILVER PITCHER
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1890
Of spool form with lobed lower body, chased in high relief with a nude maiden emerging from the waves on the back of a dolphin and holding aloft a ribbon-tied bough of berried laurel, C-scroll handle, marked on underside and numbered 10621-1961
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
29 oz. 14 dwt. (924 gr.)
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1890
Of spool form with lobed lower body, chased in high relief with a nude maiden emerging from the waves on the back of a dolphin and holding aloft a ribbon-tied bough of berried laurel, C-scroll handle, marked on underside and numbered 10621-1961
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
29 oz. 14 dwt. (924 gr.)
Provenance
Arthur "Harpo" Marx (1888-1964).