AN AMERICAN SILVER WATER PITCHER
AN AMERICAN SILVER WATER PITCHER
AN AMERICAN SILVER WATER PITCHER
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AN AMERICAN SILVER WATER PITCHER

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1885

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AN AMERICAN SILVER WATER PITCHER
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1885
Of ovoid form, the body embossed and chased with mermaids with flowing locks on the backs of mustachioed dolphins, the scrolled handle in the form of a dolphin, marked to the base and numbered 7227-6489 with later presentation inscription dated 1925
13 ½ in. (33.5 cm.) high
64 oz. 2 dwt. (1,994 gr.)

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Based on similar examples, this pitcher was likely designed by Charles Osborne for Tiffany & Co. An example of similar dripping seaweed and high relief figures can be found on one of Osborne’s trophies for the Goelet Bennett yacht races in the collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Accession Number 2016.362). Additionally, similar figures can be found on The Ogden Goelet and James Gordon Bennett Cup of 1894, sold in these rooms, 20 January 2005, and on the Goelet Trophy Bowl in the collection of the Museum of the City of New York (Accession Number M39.1.1). Finally, a coffee pot sold in these rooms, 19 January 2018, lot 247, displays Osborne’s distinctive curling pearl decoration, reminiscent of octopus tentacles, such as seen around the neck of the present lot.

Charles Osborne left a position as chief designer at Whiting Manufacturing Company to take a design position at Tiffany in 1878, where he worked until 1887. During his tenure at Tiffany, Osborne was known for his marine motifs and swirling forms, as described above, as well as his mastery of Japanesque design.

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