AN AMERICAN SILVER THREE-PIECE DAISY WORK PATTERN TEA SET, DESIGNED BY EDWARD C. MOORE, TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1872 |

in Japanese-style, comprising a Teapot, Creamer, and covered Sugar Bowl with pierced handles, all applied with trailing flowers with engraved leaves, also engraved on one side with foliate monogram EWC?

neat repair at teapot lid hinge, lid now tight; some overall wear, most evident on engraved monogram; small dings and scratches from use but otherwise good, important early example of Tiffany's Japanese style Insulators replaced in ivorine
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Edward C. Moore's drawing for the "Daisy Work" pattern is dated October 30, 1872, making it among the earliest of Moore's Japanese-style pieces, antedating Tiffany's Japanese-inspired pieces shown at the 1876 Philadelphia and 1878 Paris exhibitions.  The design also shows the influence of Christopher Dresser, with whom Moore was collaborating during this period.  John Loring's Magnificent Tiffany Silver, p. 34, reproduces a teapot of this pattern, but without the additional engraved foliate decoration seen here around the applied daisies and bars.