Lot Essay
The distinctive inverted baluster form of this Tiffany vase is similar to Charles Curran's 1893 Columbian Exposition Bat Vase illustrated in John Loring, Magnificent Tiffany Silver, 2001, p. 187.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A DISTINGUISHED LADY
A SILVER AND COPPER VASE
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1893-1907
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A SILVER AND COPPER VASE
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1893-1907
Inverted baluster form, on a circular base chased and etched with lotus and ferns, the lower body with copper and silver inlaid lotus petals, the upper body with lotus and ferns against a stippled ground, with an everted rim, the rim engraved VSS, marked under base, also with pattern no. 11180
10¼ in. high; 19 oz. gross weight
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1893-1907
Inverted baluster form, on a circular base chased and etched with lotus and ferns, the lower body with copper and silver inlaid lotus petals, the upper body with lotus and ferns against a stippled ground, with an everted rim, the rim engraved VSS, marked under base, also with pattern no. 11180
10¼ in. high; 19 oz. gross weight