A SILVER PITCHER

MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., 550 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, 1860-1870

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A SILVER PITCHER
Maker's mark of Tiffany & Co., 550 Broadway, New York, 1860-1870
Globular, the body flat-chased with a band of foliate scrolls and a vase on a pedestal between confronting griffins against a matted ground, all centering a reserve engraved with initials KA, the neck with similar flat-chasing under a beaded border, the leaf-formed curved handle with a female mask join, marked under base, marked on rim with French control mark
8.7/8in. high; 36oz.
Tiffany & Co.

拍品專文

In 1867, a water pitcher of this design was exhibited at the Tiffany & Co. display of the Paris World's Fair. Charles Venable notes in Silver in America, 1840-1940, A Century of Splendor, that the growing adventurousness of American silver designs caught the attention of European silver manufacturers at that exhibition. Indeed, Frederick Elkington & Co. attempted to purchase the entire Tiffany & Co. display outright, without success. They were able, however, to purchase a number of pieces, including this model of pitcher. The design was copied by the English firm in 1868, and the drawing is illustrated in Silver in America, ill. 3.5, p. 70. A parcel-gilt pitcher of this model and a pair of goblets made by Frederick Elkington in 1868 were sold in these Rooms on April 15, 1997, lot 250.