A FINE SILVER AND MIXED-METAL LOVE-CUP
PROPERTY OF A DESCENDANT OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER
A FINE SILVER AND MIXED-METAL LOVE-CUP

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1881

细节
A FINE SILVER AND MIXED-METAL LOVE-CUP
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1881
Cylindrical with a hammered surface, the body applied with copper and gold tadpoles amid swirling pond-water, with a scalloped border, marked under base
8½ in. high; 42 oz. 10 dwt.
来源
James Dickinson Smith (1829-1909), Commodore of the New York Yacht Club,
thence by descent to the present owner

拍品专文

This two-handled cup was most likely a yachting trophy won by James D. Smith. For more information, please see lot 40.