A SILVER YACHT TROPHY TUREEN AND COVER

MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1875

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A SILVER YACHT TROPHY TUREEN AND COVER
Maker's mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, 1875
Oval, on oval molded foot with die-rolled band of anthemion, the body engraved with presentation inscription on one side, the rim with die-rolled band of anchors linked by chains and foliage, the upswept handles with bifurcated lotus leaf and flower joins, the domed cover applied with fish amid etched seagrasses, the finial formed as a walrus, marked under base 4059/886
15in. long over handles; 77oz. 10dwt.
Tiffany & Co.

Lot Essay

The presentation inscription engraved on one side reads
New York Yacht Club
ANNUAL REGATTA 16 JUNE 1875
FIRST CLASS SCHOONER PRIZE
WON BY
YACHT PALMER
RUTHERFORD STUYVESANT OWNER