TIFFANY & Co. - EDWARD CHANDLER MOORE (1827-1891) ART DI - Lot 14

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TIFFANY & Co. - EDWARD CHANDLER MOORE (1827-1891) ART DI - Lot 14
TIFFANY & Co. - EDWARD CHANDLER MOORE (1827-1891) ART DIRECTOR Dragonfly, butterflies, bee, grasshoppers and Virginia creeper, design circa [1878]. Rare, large hollow bowl in 925/°°°° silver. The title decoration treated in silver, copper and brass applications; inside and out. Marked TIFFANY & Co. - 4115 Makers - Sterling-Silver - 925-1000 - M & Other metals on reverse. Height: 5.5cm - Diameter: 21.5cm Public collections and related works: - Musée d'Orsay, Paris - Our work can be compared with the pitcher kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number OAO 1042. - Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington, London - Our work is similar to the coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl in the collections of this institution under inventory number M.26&C-1970. - Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn - Our work is similar to the vase conserved in the collections of this institution under inventory number 82.18. Bibliography and related works: - M. E. Bergerat - Les Chefs-d'œuvre d'art à l'Exposition universelle 1878 - Ludovic Baschet Éditeur, Paris, 1878. Our work to be compared with the models reproduced on pages 121 to 123. - Charles H. Carpenter, Jr. with Mary Grace Carpenter - Tiffany Silver - Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1978. Our work to be compared with the models reproduced on pages 193, 194 and 196. - John Loring - Magnificent Tiffany Silver - Éditions H. N. Abrams, New York, 2001. Our work to be compared with the models reproduced on pages 28, 29, 30, 38, 39 and 42. - Medill Higgins Harvey (ed.) - Collecting inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co - Catalogue for the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), New York (July 13 - October 4, 2020), Metropolitan Museum of Art Editions, New York, 2020. Our work to be compared with the models referenced under numbers 34, 40 and 41, reproduced on pages 79, 86 and 87 respectively. Edward C. Moore: the emergence of Japonism at Tiffany & Co Edward Chandler Moore (1827-1891), an unjustly overlooked American silversmith, was a key figure in the revival of Tiffany & Co. in the second half of the 19th century. Trained as a goldsmith and an avid collector of high-quality decorative objects, Moore put his talents and curiosity to good use in the Tiffany creations he created. Surrounded by remarkable objects, ranging from Greek and Roman glass to other masterpieces from the Orient - all of which were bequeathed to and are now housed at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) - Moore reinvented the forms and decorations of the company's rooms, drawing inspiration from the cultures that fascinated him. No doubt influenced by the discovery of early Japanese works at the 1867 World's Fair, Moore quickly developed a decorative vocabulary nourished by these influences. At the 1878 World's Fair, Tiffany & Co. presented a series of silver pieces with applied decorations in other metals, using iconography directly inspired by Japan. These works were a resounding commercial success and won Moore numerous awards - as well as inspiring emulation from his European and American competitors. The surface-applied Japanese flora and fauna motifs were naturally developed by the company in the years that followed, and incorporated into numerous tableware items. Our bowl features the characteristic dragonfly, butterfly and vine leaf decoration that adorned the surface of the works exhibited in 1878, which were inspired by a Meiji era vase (1868-1912) once collected by Moore and now housed at the MET (Inv. 91.1.488).
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