MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880

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AN AMERICAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER PITCHER
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1880
The spot-hammered surface chased with spirals and applied with various beetles, a dragonfly and a fly, the rim with stylized gilt leaves, marked on underside and numbered 5466-3448, 689
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
22 oz. 10 dwt. (700 gr.)

Lot Essay

An identical pitcher was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 29-31 January, 1994, lot 550. The design for the present example appears in Tiffany's pattern books as "Pitcher Wide Mouth." Five different versions of the pitcher were made, costing between $20 and $32 to manufacture, each weighing 22 ounces.

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