AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL TEAPOT

AN AMERICAN SILVER AND MIXED-METAL TEAPOT
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1878
Of baluster form with spot-hammered surface, applied with copper dragonfly, moth and beetles and with copper and Japanese gold gourds suspended from leafy branches and scrolling vines, domed cover with copper stem form finial, marked on underside and numbered 4872-9270, flange with French import mark
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long, over handle
26 oz. 2 dwt. (812 gr.) gross weight