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A SET OF TWO AMERICAN SILVER PLATTERS AND A SECOND-COURSE DISH FOR THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1900

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A SET OF TWO AMERICAN SILVER PLATTERS AND A SECOND-COURSE DISH FOR THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1900
The centers engraved with initial C, each marked underneath and the platters numbered 13927/1273, the dish numbered 13927/1272, all marked with Paris Exposition Universelle 1900 mark
The platters 15 in. (38 cm.), the dish 14 in. (35.5 cm.); 110 oz. 10 dwt. (3,439 gr.)

Lot Essay

The 1900 Exposition Universelle was the first international showcase of the Art Nouveau style, recognizable for its emphasis upon organic and natural decorative motifs. Louis Comfort Tiffany designed a number of exceptional Art Nouveau pieces to be exhibited in the American pavilion in Paris, for which Tiffany and Company won the grand prize in both silver and jewelry. Many of these pieces went on to be displayed at the Buffalo Exposition of 1901, where Tiffany and Company again won the gold medal for its silver display.

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