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A SILVER-GILT SIX-PIECE CHRYSANTHEMUM-PATTERN TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE**
A SILVER-GILT SIX-PIECE CHRYSANTHEMUM-PATTERN TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE**

MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880

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A SILVER-GILT SIX-PIECE CHRYSANTHEMUM-PATTERN TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE**
Maker's mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1880
the sides engraved with monogram TPD, the kettle on stand, coffee pot and teapot with ivory insulators
the kettle on stand 14in. (35.6cm.) high; gross weight 239oz. 10dwt. (7449gr.)
marked under bases 5960/6175, the kettle on stand 6176/6173 (6)

Lot Essay

The Chrysanthemum pattern is one of Tiffany & Co.'s most popular patterns ever. The flatware pattern was patented in 1880 by Charles T. Grosjean. About that time, a similar pattern for holloware was created. The pattern number 5960 is called either "Apple Shape" or "B. Lorillard Style" in the plant journals. It is not known when the holloware pattern came to be called Chrysanthemum (Charles Carpenter, Tiffany Silver, rprt. 1997, pp. 65-67). The pattern was undoubtedly inspired by the popularization of Japanese motifs during the late Victorian era. The chrysanthemum is the Japanese national flower. The Order of the Chrysanthemum, Japan's highest and most exclusive order, was established in 1877 by the Meiji emperor.