Pair of Tiffany & Co. Makers Georgian Revival Sterling Silver Gilt Tazzas

Pair of Tiffany & Co. Makers Georgian Revival Sterling Silver Gilt Tazzas c. 1905, designed by Paulding Farnham, marked on bases and numbered 16084-576, rims formed of openwork scrolling foliage, topped with standing anthemia, centers engraved with contemporary monograms, spiral fluted baluster stems, domed bases overlaid with acanthus and palmettes, h. 8 3/4 in., wt. 83 oz. 10 dwt. Provenance: Sotheby's, American Paintings, Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, New York, September 27, 2011, lot #12, the monogram is that of Katharine van Rensselaer Fairfax. Note: Paulding Farnham designed a large centerpiece in this style for the Paris Exposition of 1900, sold Sotheby's, New York, January 20, 1998 (The Masco Collection), lot 42, now in the Dallas Museum of Art. Another version, completed in 1904, is illustrated by John Loring in Tiffany's 150 Years, pp. 124-5.

Estimate:£2,982.82

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