AN AMERICAN SILVER AND ENAMEL VASE

The complex shaded enamel decoration seen on this vase is indicative of the work of John T. Curren, and it is likely that Curren was responsible for the vase's design circa 1887. From a young age, Curran studied under the tutilige of Tiffany's greats Edward C. Moore and Charles Osborne. Under Moore, Curran learned how to employ the complex techniques of matte enamalling, but it was Osborne who greatly influenced Curran's swirling Art Deco design style. Curran is thought to have collaborated on The Orchid Vase for the 1889 Paris Exposition with Moore, and later himself designed the monumental and impressive 'Magnolia" vase, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (99.2.)