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Tiffany Co 1891 Charles L Tiffany Art Nouveau Water Pitcher in 925 Sterling

Price:$5,500

$6,985List Price

About the Item

Water pitcher designed by Tiffany Co. Beautiful antique water pitcher made at the Tiffany Studios in New York city, back in the 1891. This extremely rare pitcher was realized during the directory presidency of Charles L. Tiffany between the 1891 and 1902 and was carefully crafted with beautiful pre-Art Nouveau patterns in solid sterling silver .925/.999 with very high polished finish. Designed with curvilinear patterns and decorated with a band of Japonisme repousse scrolls and organics motifs in a plain footed flat base. As with all Tiffany pieces, the quality and design are beyond compare. Exceptional and rare example of Tiffany's finest work. Weight: 906.8 Grams, (581.38 Dwt) (31.98 Troy Ounces). Measurements: 179 mm by 203 mm by 165 mm (7.06 x 8.0 x 6.5 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the silver assay mark, the pattern numbers, the order numbers, the inventory production reference, the letter T for Charles L. Tiffany and signed as usual, "TIFFANY CO. 7817 MAKERS 1822 STERLING SILVER 925 / 1000 T 29/40 498 5 PINTS". Note: Tiffany silver holloware and flatware is generally marked Tiffany Co and generally includes date letters indicating the period it was made. Flatware also usually includes a pattern number. The first date letter "M (old English) used by Tiffany’s represented Edward C. Moore, who was the head of tiffany's silver operations until 1891. after his death, the date letters were based on the initial of the current tiffany president; 1891-1902 Charles L. Tiffany (T), 1902 / 1907 Charles T. Cook (C), 1907 / 1947 John C. Moore (M), 1947 / 1955 Louis De Bian Moore (B), 1955-circa1965 William T. Lusk (L). Note: This pattern 7817 was designed and first produced in the 1883. This is the number 29 of the edition of 40 pieces produced. The Tiffany dynasty was founded in 1837 at 259 Broadway in New York City by Charles Louis Tiffany and partner John B. Young. It began not as a jewelry silver emporium, but as a purveyor of stationery and fancy goods under the name Tiffany Young. Although America was in a deep economic recession, the store soon acquired a respected name and flourished with its quality merchandise imported from Europe, India and the Orient. In 1841, a new partner, J. L. Ellis joined the firm and the name changed to Tiffany, Young Ellis. The first of the Tiffany "Blue Book" catalogs appeared in 1845 and with it the first indications of silver merchandise carried; a small range of personal items and all, almost certainly, imported. The firm expanded to larger quarters at 271 Broadway in 1847, the move enabled a significant increase in the retailing of silver and jewelry. It is here that American made silver finally took its place alongside the Tiffany name. The goods were made mostly by New York City silversmiths and often bore their maker's marks, as well as the Tiffany retailer's mark. The year 1851 was an important year in the history of American silver, Tiffany, Young Ellis, seeking to give their silver goods distinction, became the first American firm to introduce the use of the English Sterling (.925) standard in American made silver. Deciding that they wanted more control, they contracted with the firm of John C. Moore, one the finest American holloware silver smithies, to produce exclusively for Tiffany's. Both Young Ellis retired in 1853, giving Charles Tiffany control of the firm, again he moved it to larger quarters at 550 Broadway and the name was changed to that which we know today, Tiffany Company. Over the next two decades, Tiffany worked closely with J. C. Moore and, increasingly with his son, Edward Chandler Moore, who had fully taken the reins of Moore concern in the 1860s. Together, the artist Moore and the businessman Tiffany, created many landmark pieces of American silver and spread the fame of Tiffany Company silverware. In 1867, at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, Tiffany's became the first American firm to win an award for excellence in silver. Charles L. Tiffany made a landmark decision in 1868, he reached an agreement with Edward C. Moore and purchased the Moore firm. At this juncture, Tiffany Company became a silver manufacturer as well as a silver retailer. For his part, Edward Moore became a Tiffany retailer stockholder and the general manager of the silverware end of the business. His first important step was to expand production to include flatware manufacturing. In 1869 "Tiffany", the company's first flatware pattern, premiered and the firm moved to new and larger quarters on Union Square. Moore was a cultured man, an avid world traveler and collector of art and objects of the Near Far East. As the Aesthetic Movement style became fashionable, his innovative nature and knowledge of Eastern art combined with his superlative design skills to bring Tiffany's to the forefront of American silver manufacturers. Many of the finest Japonesque and Moorish Revival objects ever created, including major presentation pieces, were made by Tiffany Company at this time. By the time of Edward Moore's death in 1891, Tiffany Co. had won major awards at successive European and American Expositions and had become the most internationally respected American silver manufacturer. The founder, Charles L. Tiffany passed on in 1902, leaving a legacy based on sound business judgement and goods of exceptional quality. Tiffany Company moved to its present quarters at 5th Avenue 57th Street in 1940 and remained in the hands of the Tiffany Moore families until 1955. (Encyclopedia of silver marks, with thanks). Condition: The overall condition of this piece is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the sterling silver. This vase has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity. INVENTORY REF: D011423ARST/26.88.

Creator:
Charles L. Tiffany (Designer),Tiffany Co. (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 8.01 in (20.35 cm)Width: 7.06 in (17.94 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
Style:
Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Silver,Sterling Silver,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
North America
Period:
1890-1899
Date of Manufacture:
1890
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The overall condition of this piece is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to the sterling silver. This pitcher has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.
Seller Location:
Miami, FL
Reference Number:
Seller: D011423ARST/26.881stDibs: LU8303233495342

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Tiffany Co. is one of the most prominent purveyors of luxury goods in the United States, and has long been an important arbiter of style in the design of diamond engagement rings. A young Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed to his future wife, Eleanor, with a Tiffany ring in 1904. Vanderbilts, Whitneys, Astors and members of the Russian imperial family all wore Tiffany Co. jewelry. And Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis preferred Tiffany china for state dinners at the White House.

Although synonymous with luxury today, the firm started out rather modestly. Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young founded it in Connecticut as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in 1837, at a time when European imports still dominated the nascent American luxury market. In 1853, Charles Tiffany — who in 1845 had launched the company’s famed catalog, the Blue Book, and with it, the firm’s signature robin’s-egg blue, which he chose for the cover — shifted the focus to fine jewelry.

In 1868, Tiffany Co. gained international recognition when it became the first U.S. firm to win an award for excellence in silverware at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. From then on, it belonged to the pantheon of American luxury brands.

At the start of the Gilded Age, in 1870, Tiffany Co. opened its flagship store, described as a "palace of jewels" by the New York Times, at 15 Union Square West in Manhattan. Throughout this period, its designs for silver tableware, ceremonial silver, flatware and jewelry were highly sought-after indicators of status and taste. They also won the firm numerous accolades, including the grand prize for silverware at the Paris Exposition of 1878. Among the firm’s glittering creations from this time are masterworks of Art Nouveau jewelry, such as this delicate aquamarine necklace and this lavish plique-à-jour peridot and gold necklace, both circa 1900.

When Charles Lewis Tiffany died, in 1902, his son Louis Comfort Tiffany became the firm’s design director. Under his leadership, the Tiffany silver studio was a de facto design school for apprentice silversmiths, who worked alongside head artisan Edward C. Moore. The firm produced distinctive objects inspired by Japanese art and design, North American plants and flowers, and Native American patterns and crafts, adding aesthetic diversity to Tiffany Co.’s distinguished repertoire.

Tiffany is also closely associated with diamonds, even lending its name to one particularly rare and exceptional yellow stone. The firm bought the Tiffany diamond in its raw state from the Kimberley mines of South Africa in 1878. Cut to create a 128.54-carat gem with an unprecedented 82 facets, it is one of the most spectacular examples of a yellow diamond in the world.

In a broader sense, Tiffany Co. helped put diamonds on the map in 1886 by introducing the American marketplace to the solitaire diamond design, which is still among the most popular engagement-ring styles. The trademark Tiffany® Setting raises the stone above the band on six prongs, allowing its facets to catch the light. A lovely recent example is this circa-2000 platinum engagement ring. Displaying a different design and aesthetic (but equally chic) is this exquisite diamond and ruby ring from the 1930s.

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