MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1898

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AN AMERICAN SILVER THREE-HANDLED LOVING CUP
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1898
Bombé form with twisted loop handles, raised on three scrolled feet headed by scrolls and rocaille, etched on one side with monogram GC, the other side with an additional monogram, the third side with a draped male classical figure in the clouds holding a lit blub on a staff reading 4 ½% and above a second male figure holding a scroll reading 7%, both above a train on a mountainous curved track, the underside with a presentation inscription reading George Coppell Esquire / from / Gerald L. Hoyt and Dallas B. Pratt / 31st Dec. 1898, marked on underside and numbered 13297-9326
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
76 oz. 18 dwt. (2,392 gr.)

Provenance

Presented to George Coppell (1837-1901) by Gerald L. Hoyt (1851-1926) and Dallas B. Pratt (1849-1929) in 1898.

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Lot Essay

George Coppell (1837-1901) became a senior member of the banking firm Maitland, Phelps & Co. in 1886. Founded in 1796 by Robert Lenox (1759-1839), James Lenox (1772-1839), and William Maitland, the firm was at the time one of the oldest on Wall Street. By 1896, the firm's name was changed to Maitland, Coppell & Co., recognizing the importance of Coppell as the firm worked on the management and reorganization of a number of important railroads. As the present lot was given to Coppell within a few years of this re-naming by two other senior members, Gerald L. Hoyt (1851-1926) and Dallas B. Pratt (1849-1929), it is likely that this cup is in celebration of Coppell's achievements and contributions.

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