24th May, 2023 11:00
European Works of Art
132
AN AMERICAN SILVER WATER JUG (PITCHER), TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1883
the bulbous body, short neck and handle all richly chased with dahlias on a ground of small matted triangles, a band of lobes at the base above the rim foot, underside engraved with scrolled initials MLS above the inscription 'From Tiffany & Co. / March 29th. 1883', stamped Tiffany marks under the directorship of Edward Moore (1873-1891) and '5½.PT.S.', 20cm high, 837g
Provenance: wedding present to Mary Louisa Stone (1860-1954) of Manhattan, New York; thence by family descent. Mary Louisa Stone married the New York stockbroker, John Frederick Schenck (1848-1905), on 29 March 1883. In 1902 they built the 'cottage' Valleyhead on Reservoir Road, Lenox MA. Lenox was sometimes known as the 'Inland Newport' during the gilded age. Following Mr Schenck's death three years later, the family continued to use the house, enjoying the extensive views over the Berkshires, until Mary's death in 1954. It subsequently became a therapeutic facility, but burnt down in 1987.
Sold for £2,300
the bulbous body, short neck and handle all richly chased with dahlias on a ground of small matted triangles, a band of lobes at the base above the rim foot, underside engraved with scrolled initials MLS above the inscription 'From Tiffany & Co. / March 29th. 1883', stamped Tiffany marks under the directorship of Edward Moore (1873-1891) and '5½.PT.S.', 20cm high, 837g
Provenance: wedding present to Mary Louisa Stone (1860-1954) of Manhattan, New York; thence by family descent. Mary Louisa Stone married the New York stockbroker, John Frederick Schenck (1848-1905), on 29 March 1883. In 1902 they built the 'cottage' Valleyhead on Reservoir Road, Lenox MA. Lenox was sometimes known as the 'Inland Newport' during the gilded age. Following Mr Schenck's death three years later, the family continued to use the house, enjoying the extensive views over the Berkshires, until Mary's death in 1954. It subsequently became a therapeutic facility, but burnt down in 1987.
Auction: European Works of Art, 24th May, 2023
