AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL SUGAR BOWL AND COVER, MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1878
AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL SUGAR BOWL AND COVER
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1878
Square form raised on four bracket feet, the spot-hammered body applied with a mokume moth flying amid a copper spider and gourds suspended from scrolling vines, the loop handles pierced with stylized leaves, the low domed cover applied with a Japanese gourd and two copper flies, with carved nephrite finial, gilt interior, marked on underside, numbered 5048-891, 741 and with French import marks
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) long, over handles
14 oz. 4 dwt. (442 gr.) gross weight
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AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL SUGAR BOWL AND COVER
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1878
Square form raised on four bracket feet, the spot-hammered body applied with a mokume moth flying amid a copper spider and gourds suspended from scrolling vines, the loop handles pierced with stylized leaves, the low domed cover applied with a Japanese gourd and two copper flies, with carved nephrite finial, gilt interior, marked on underside, numbered 5048-891, 741 and with French import marks
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) long, over handles
14 oz. 4 dwt. (442 gr.) gross weight
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PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
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