Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Vegetable Tureen

Description:

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Vegetable Tureen, New York, 1854-70, oval with a Greek Key register to rim, lid with final cast as a raised hand holding a club, lg. 12 in., approx. 52.9 troy oz.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Lid numbered 3 base numbered 1. Still sits well, but not as perfectly as original matched lid and base. Finial joint slightly bent causing finial to be slightly lifted to one side (unobtrusive). Scattered pinprick dents to lid and tureen, light age typical abrasions.


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