Important Americana
Important Americana
PROPERTY FROM A PERSONAL FRIEND OF GENE MOORE
A SILVER AND ENAMEL CAROUSEL, DESIGNED BY GENE MOORE FOR TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1990
Auction Closed
January 26, 08:38 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A SILVER AND ENAMEL CAROUSEL, DESIGNED BY GENE MOORE FOR TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1990
movable carousel on circular base, set with enameled horses, giraffe, rabbit, zebra, tiger and camel, all surmounted by a varicolored enamel tent with five flags, lacking two flags, with electrical musical mechanism and plug
base rim marked STERLING, 925, and TIFFANY & CO.
diameter 13 in., height 13¼ in.
33 cm, 33.7 cm
The carousel animals move up-and-down to the tune of the "Carousel Waltz." Another example of this carousel is illustrated in Gene Moore, My Time at Tiffany's, 1990, p. 201.