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THE CHICAGO WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION: A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER BOWLS AND STANDS

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THE CHICAGO WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION: A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER BOWLS AND STANDS

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1893, DESIGNED BY JOHN T. CURRAN

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THE CHICAGO WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION: A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER BOWLS AND STANDS
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1893, DESIGNED BY JOHN T. CURRAN
Densely cast, chased, and pierced throughout with tendrils, waves, lobes, and beads, gilt interiors, marked on undersides, the bowls numbered 11330-3300, the stands numbered 11329-3300, all with the mark for the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition
5 1⁄4 in. (13.3 cm.) diameter, the bowls; 9 1⁄2 in. (24.1 cm.) diameter, the stands
48 oz. 8 dwt. (1,505 gr.)

Literature

Charles H. Carpenter, Jr. and Mary Grace Carpenter, Tiffany Silver, San Francisco, 1997, p. 40 (this model).

Exhibited

World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1 May 1893 - 30 October 1893.

Conditions of sale

Lot Essay

These bowls and stands were designed by legendary Tiffany designer John T. Curran, who was granted a design patent on them in 1894. A centerpiece bowl similarly pierced and chased with waves and beads which was also shown at the World's Columbian Exposition was sold at Christie's, New York, 17 May 2012, lot 79.

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