Live Auction 2560Important English, Continental and American Silver
AN AMERICAN SILVER SERVING SPOON
Lot 197 VARIOUS PROPERTIES

AN AMERICAN SILVER SERVING SPOON

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

Closed17 May 2012

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AN AMERICAN SILVER SERVING SPOON
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1885
The terminal depicting Eagle Dance, the bowl with engraved Native American-inspired images, the reverse of handle with bison head at bowl junction, marked on reverse, no. 608
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) long; 3 oz. 10 dwt. (111 gr.)

Specialist note

The Indian Spoon series was designed by Charles Grosjean in 1885 and a complete service was ordered by William Randolph Hearst in 1927. The figural flatware was inspired by George Catlin's Illustrations of North American Indians and objects in the National Museum, Washington, D.C. The series is depicted in William P. Hood, Jr., Tiffany Silver Flatware 1845-1905: When Dining Was an Art, 1999, illus. pp. 259-61.