$42,000
Sterling Silver Presentation Punch Bowl Commemorating the Opening of the F. W. Woolworth Building in New York City in 1913 , Tiffany & Co., makers, New York, large, round, footed bowl with notched rim over a band with raised inscription in gold: "Presented to Cass Gilbert by Frank W. Woolworth as a Mark of Appreciation at the Formal Opening of the Woolworth Building on the 24th of April 1913," over a border of alternating large and small pendant trefoils intercepted with a shield-shaped reserve with the raised gold monogram "CG" and ornamented with scrolled anthemion leaves, the bowl interior is centered with a chased depiction of the F.W. Woolworth building in its setting with surrounding buildings and trees, all supported on a round molded base, impressed maker's marks on base, ht. 9 5/8, dia. 17 in., approx. 222 troy oz. Note: Sold together with the bowl is a book produced as a record and souvenir of the gala held to open the Woolworth Building on April 24, 1913. Among the records included therein are transcripts of remarks made by Woolworth and Gilbert, complete guest lists, menus, and portraits of figures involved with the building's construction. It is enclosed in a custom-made clamshell box. Note: Few pieces of design excited the early modern American imagination like Cass Gilbert's skyscraper for F.W. Woolworth. Built in Manhattan as the tallest building in the world (792 feet tall), it literally pushed to new heights the frontiers of modern engineering and Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-03-03
