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MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1878
Details
A SILVER AND MIXED-METAL SUGAR BOWL
Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1878
Square on four bracket feet, the hand-hammered body applied with a mokume butterfly amid silver paulownia leaves, gourds and spiders, the cover engraved with sea-grasses and applied with a fully-modelled lizard with copper and niello spots, and with nephrite finial, with two pierced handles, the interior gilt, marked under base, also with French import marks
5 5/8in. wide over handles, 3½in. high; 13oz. gross weight
Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1878
Square on four bracket feet, the hand-hammered body applied with a mokume butterfly amid silver paulownia leaves, gourds and spiders, the cover engraved with sea-grasses and applied with a fully-modelled lizard with copper and niello spots, and with nephrite finial, with two pierced handles, the interior gilt, marked under base, also with French import marks
5 5/8in. wide over handles, 3½in. high; 13oz. gross weight
Provenance
Christie's, New York, January 24, 1987, lot 27