A FIFTEEN-PIECE GOLD DRESSER SET** , MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1920;14K

Sale 9592

Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art and

New York

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18 - 19 January 2001

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Lot 207

A FIFTEEN-PIECE GOLD DRESSER SET**

MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1920;14K

Price realised

USD 9,988

Estimate

USD 10,000 - USD 15,000

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A FIFTEEN-PIECE GOLD DRESSER SET**
Maker's mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1920;14k
Comprising two powder boxes, soap box, four bottles, two with pierced caps, mirror, hair brush, clothes brush, tortoise shell comb, scissors, nail file, shoe horn and button hook, each of typical form, the hand mirror with stand, each engraved with monogram MBM, each marked under base or on side
30oz. 10dwt. weighable gold (15)
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Lot Essay

The engraved initials on this dresser set are those of Madora Bradford Moore (1871-1946). In 1895 she married Allen F. Moore of Monticello, Illinois (1869-1945). Moore was a prominent Mid-West industrialist, congressman and banker, described as "a man who made millions and spent most of them in Monticello".

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Special Notice

Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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Lot 207

A FIFTEEN-PIECE GOLD DRESSER SET**

MAKER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1920;14K

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