Lot 238
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AN AMERICAN SILVER WATER PITCHER FROM THE 1900 PARIS EXPOSITION
PROPERTY FROM A MIDWEST COLLECTION
AN AMERICAN SILVER WATER PITCHER FROM THE 1900 PARIS EXPOSITION

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1900

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AN AMERICAN SILVER WATER PITCHER FROM THE 1900 PARIS EXPOSITION
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1900
Baluster form, on shaped circular foot, the lightly faceted body chased with a band of lily leaves beneath lily-of-the-valley blossoms, the handle and everted spout formed as leaves, marked under base, also marked 13849/1112 and with Paris 1900 Exposition mark
12 in. high; 48 oz.

Lot Essay

This water pichter and its mate, in the art nouveau style, would have directly competed with Gorham's Martele line of silver, which had been a great success for Gorham in the late 1890s and made its international debut at the 1900 Paris Exposition. The matching pitcher was sold by Christie's, London, 15 May 2002, lot 6.

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