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The Hopkins-Searles Centerpiece: An Important American silver six-light "Gothic" centerpiece and plateau, Tiffany & Co., New York, the design attributed to Charles T. Grosjean, 1884-86
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- length overall 36 1/4 in. (92cm)
the shaped oval plateau on four clawed feet, the border with raised openwork bosses of alternating rosettes with flowers and sprays of pineconesm, separated by palm leaves, the centerpiece supported on six wrinkled and taloned feet below stylized lilies, linked by an openwork band of Gothic foliage highlighted by pine cones and grape clusters, the undulating turned-over rim chased with more Gothic foliage centering cascades of grapes and foliage, separated by stiff leaves and flowers, fitted at each end with removable three-branch arms with Gothic foliage, rising to torsed sconces with openwork flower, foliate and pine-cone aprons, removable plain nozzles (one lacking), the underside of the centerpiece - visible in the reflextion of the plateau - vigorously engraved to match the chased foliage on the exterior, both centerpiece and plateau marked on the undersides and numbered 7982-4728
Provenance
Mary Frances Sherwood Hopkins
Edward Frances Searles
Allan Rowlandson or Arthur T. Walker
Edward Frances Searles
Allan Rowlandson or Arthur T. Walker
Literature
Searles Service:
William P. Hood, Jr., Roslyn Berlin and Edward Wawrynek, TIffany Silver Flatware, 1845-1905: When Dining Was an Art, p. 296-7
Charles H. Carpenter, Tiffany Silver (1997), pp. 84, 86-87
William P. Hood, Jr., Roslyn Berlin and Edward Wawrynek, TIffany Silver Flatware, 1845-1905: When Dining Was an Art, p. 296-7
Charles H. Carpenter, Tiffany Silver (1997), pp. 84, 86-87
Condition
1 bobeche missing, plateau probably fitted with mirror otherwise very good, massive and superb quality; note original price
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.