Antique Tiffany Gilded Age Sterling Silver Bonbon Scoop
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Description
Victorian Classical sterling silver bonbon scoop. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910. Trefoil bowl and open scrollwork and flowers. Terminal in form of torch-bearing, drapery clad youth kissing an angel emerging from a radiating leafing-scroll cloud. An allegory for morning though suggestive of something more combustible. Gilded Age exuberance to enliven the dessert course. Interlaced script monogram engraved on terminal verso. Illustrated in: Hood, Tiffany Silver Flatware, 1999, p. 282. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and director’s letter m. Very good condition.
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More Information
Documentation: Signed Period: 1900-1919 Condition: Good. Styles / Movements: Classical, Traditional Dealer Reference #: CA734 Incollect Reference #: 799406 -
Dimensions
W. 5.75 in; H. 13.5 in; D. 1 in; W. 14.61 cm; H. 34.29 cm; D. 2.54 cm;
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