Tiffany Olympian Water Pitcher 5066 Antique Beaux Arts American Sterling Silver

  

Olympian sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Tiffany & Co. Globular with drum-form neck, small lip spout, and leaf-mounted scroll bracket handle.

Exterior encircled with chased and embossed frieze of love-making and harp-strumming nymphs, gods, and cherubs. A suggestive pastoral scene set in foliate rinceaux. Second narrow and ornamental rinceaux band on neck. A beautiful piece in the celebrated Beaux-Arts pattern that was conceived by French designer F.

Antoine Heller and debuted at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878. Fully marked including maker's stamp, pattern no. Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x W 8 x D 6 1/4 in.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Sterling Silver (. The seller is "nelson-and-nelson-antiques" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

1. Type: Water Pitcher
2. Age: 1850-1899
3. Pattern: Olympian
4. Composition: Sterling Silver
5. Brand: Tiffany & Co.