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Tiffany & Co. / Albert Barney American Art Deco sterling demitasse pot 1936
ALBERT BARNEY (? -1955) American
JOHN C. MOORE (1907-1947) New York
TIFFANY & COMPANY (1868-) New York
“Century Modern” chocolate or demitasse pot 1936
Handwrought sterling silver, fiber handle and finial
Stamped: TIFFANY & Co. MAKERS, 22172 (pattern/date system number), 5244(order number), STERLING SILVER, 925-1000, m (John C. Moore, designer), 5 GILLS
For a related modernist service and information about Century Modern silver exhibited at the 1939 New York World’s Fair see: Tiffany Silver, Charles H. Carpenter, Jr. (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1978) pp. 256, 259-261
For more information see: Tiffany Silver, Charles H. Carpenter, Jr. (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1978) pp. 256, 259-261; Modernism: Modernist Design 1880-1940, The Norwest Collection, Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Alastair Duncan (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: The Antique Collector’s Club, 1998), p. 240.
H: 8″ x W: 5″ x D: 3 1/4″
Tiffany & Co. / Albert Barney American Art Deco sterling demitasse pot 1936
OTTAVIANI Recanati, Italy
Covered box c. 1960
Hand wrought and repousse abstract sterling inset top with turquoise, light and dark green and cobalt blue enamel, exotic wood box.
Marks: Ottaviani (script incised signature), 925 (in an oval), Italian touchmark
H: 1 1/2″ x D: 4 1/4″ x W: 9 1/2″
Price: $2,750