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An American silver-mounted Chinese style tusk ewer, Tiffany & Co., New York, dated 1880
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- marked on base and numbered 5828-1499
- Silver, ivory
- height 13 in.
- 33 cm
with plain tusk-section body, the silver mounts chased with floral and foliate motifs, fully-modelled dragon handle, engraved on base: H.V.N. from G.C.C. November 1880 and Matilda and Hermann From H. Victor Newcomb upon the occasion of their Marriage, Nov. 9th 1898.
Condition
tusk with some splits to front, a screw missing from dragon's feet on the right side, two screws missing from the underside, inset glass on base has cracked, all not obvious to viewer, modelling on dragon excellent
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Horatio Victor Newcomb (1844-1911) was a banker originally of Louisville who organized the United States National Bank of New York in 1880 and was for several years its president. He gifted the tankard upon the marriage of his son Herman Danforth Newcomb (1869-?) to Matilda Florence Churchill (1876-1966) on November 9, 1898.
This piece is comparable to the Morgan Cup, presented by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1887, preserved in the NY Yacht Club, and illustrated in Charles H. Carpenter, Tiffany Silver, 1997, p. 151. Another similar dragon-handled tankard is illustrated in John Loring Tiffany's 150 Years, 1987, p. 78.