$35,000
ELSA TENNHARDT/E. & J. BASS CO. SILVERPLATE COCKTAIL SET, C. 1928, NINE PIECES:Silver-plated brass set includes 1 decanter, H.12", 1 ice bowl, W.7", 6 cups, H.5", and 1 tray with glass center, L.23 1/4", by Elsa Tennhardt for the E. & J. Bass Company, New York; each piece is stamped "E. & J. B.", the cups and tray also "Pat. Ap'L'd For" (see additional photos). A similar example in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum. Also pictured in ''Women Designers in the USA 1900-2000," page 233. Elsa Tennhardt, 1899-1980.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2015-07-18