Lot 274
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AN AMERICAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP
AN AMERICAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION
AN AMERICAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1888

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AN AMERICAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED CUP
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1888
Elephant foot form, one side chased in high relief with a nude nymph bearing a berried laurel garland on the back of a mustachioed dolphin, the reverse with script monogram PB and dated Sept. 11th 1888, gilt interior, marked on underside and numbered 7363-5347
12 1⁄2 in. long (31.7 cm.) long, over handles
39 oz. 18 dwt. (1,241 gr.)

Lot Essay

A nearly identical two-handled cup was sold at Christie's, New York, 24 January 2020, lot 400. A further pitcher with nearly identical decoration of a mermaid on the back of a mustachioed dolphin was also sold at Christie's, New York, 18 January 2019, lot 850.

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