MARK OF WILLIAM BOGERT FOR TIFFANY AND CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1865

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AN AMERICAN SILVER CENTERPIECE BOWL
MARK OF WILLIAM BOGERT FOR TIFFANY AND CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1865
Circular, on flared circular foot, the stem with spheres around the central band, the upper border applied with a die-roll dentil band, further applied with two handles fully modeled as stag heads, marked on underside twice with B mark in a lozenge for Bogert, twice with ENG' STERLING 925-1000, and with Tiffany & Co. Broadway mark, further numbered 18 and 3220
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) long, over handles
28 oz. 4 dwt. (877 gr.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 20 January 2006, lot 156.

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Lot Essay

The mark on the present lot indicates that it was made by William Bogert for Tiffany & Co. circa 1865. Bogert replaced Grosjean & Woodward as the major supplier of high end silver to Tiffany & Co. before the firm began producing its own silver in 1869.

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