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Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis: American six-piece silver Renaissance Revival pattern tea set, designed by Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Co., New York, 1904
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis: American six-piece silver Renaissance Revival pattern tea set, designed by Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Co., New York, 1904
comprising a Teapot, Kettle on Lampstand, Hot Milk Jug, Creamer, covered Sugar Bowl, and Waste Bowl, each engraved with arms and motto in cartouche on foot
marked on base rims, all numbered 15818-7040, kettle 15818-7041, all but kettle with the fleur-de-lis mark used for the 1904 exposition
height of kettle on lampstand 13 1/4 in.
33.7 cm
233 oz gross
7246 g
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marked on base rims, all numbered 15818-7040, kettle 15818-7041, all but kettle with the fleur-de-lis mark used for the 1904 exposition
height of kettle on lampstand 13 1/4 in.
33.7 cm
233 oz gross
7246 g
Exhibited
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis
Literature
John Loring, Magnificent Tiffany Silver, 2001, pp. 218-219.
John Loring, Tiffany's 150 Years, 1987, p. 126.
John Loring, Tiffany's 150 Years, 1987, p. 126.
Catalogue Note
The arms are those of Bolle or Bolles.
Paulding Farnham designed a monumental Renaissance Revival tea and coffee service for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. The winged female figures that form the handles were based on similar figures by the artist Hans Holbein the Younger (1497?-1543), an artist Farnham must have admired as he also produced a piece of jewelry after a Holbein design. The service was so successful that Tiffany introduced additional hollow ware forms and a flatware line in the Renaissance Revival pattern the following year.
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