Bidspirit auction | Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Child Bowl & Underplate with Boys Playing Sports - Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Child Bowl & Underplate with Boys Playing Sports. The design is from 1927 (pattern number 20850B) but the set was made between 1943 and 1945. The bowl measures 5 1/8'' in diameter by 2'' in height while the underplate measures 7 1/2'' in diameter. Total weight is 17.5 troy ounces. Hallmarks are shown. The legendary Tiffany brand was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in Connecticut as a ”stationery and fancy goods emporium, ” with the help of Charles Tiffany's father who financed the store for only $1,000 with profits from a cotton mill. Tiffany & Co. soon became a highly regarded brand for jewelry, gemstones, and silver. In 1845, Tiffany was a pioneer when it launched the Blue Book, which at the time was the first mail-order catalog to be distributed in the US. In 1878, Tiffany won the gold medal for jewelry and a grand prize for silverware at the Paris World Fair Exposition. The luxury brand’s enduring legacy remains vibrant to this day Condition: Good condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email sjauctioneers@gmail.com Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of SJ AUCTIONEERS shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.