Lot 35
  • 35

An AMERICAN SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS STAMP MOISTENER, probably Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1895

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • apparently unmarked
  • Silver, Glass
  • height 4 5/8 in.
  • 11.75cm
the glass body of bell form decorated with scrolls and lattice, mounted with silver neck and cap etched with scrolls against a matted ground and set with cabochon lapis lazuli, the hinged cap with release button opening to reveal a water dispenser

Provenance

Christie's, New York, 16 June 1999, lot 63

Condition

top flaps do not snap under pin, otherwise good
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