$17,500
This example has an attractive and consistent patina throughout.
A small amount of polishing compound is visible to crevices of dragonfly details. Few faint points of surface wear visible under close scrutiny. Overall excellent antique condition.
Signed with impressed manufacturer’s mark and touchmarks to underside: [Tiffany & Co. 5321 Makers 4188 Sterling Silver].
USA, c. 1880
martelé sterling silver
4½ w × 2¾ d × 6¾ h in (11 × 7 × 17 cm)
Provenance: Collection of Jerome Rapoport | Sotheby’s, New York, The Jerome Rapoport Collection of American Silver, 20 June 1996 | Collection of Susan and Mark Laracy
Auctioneer:
Wright
Date:
2018-10-25