Pair of Tiffany Japonesque Open Salts with Early Union Square Mark

Pair of Japonesque sterling silver open salts. Made by John C. Moore for Tiffany & Co. in New York. Round with open rectangular bracket handles and straight foot. Engraved overlapping seals decorated with modish motifs, including fan, bug, vase, and bamboo. Foot decorated with acid-etched spirals and lunette-form flower heads, and pierced leaves. Union Square mark (1870-5) with pre-1875 pattern no. 3007 and order no. 901. Very good condition. Dimensions: H 1 7/8 x W 4 5/8 x D 3 3/8 in. Total weight: 6 troy ounces. #BR749

Estimate:£2,043.44

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