An American Silver and Copper Salver, Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1875, probably designed by Eugene J. Soligny

circular, the applied border comprised of bands of beading, pellets, flowerheads and egg-and-dart, the center etched with a female nymph amongst scrolling grapevine with coppered leaves and nielloed grapes and tendrils, raised on three angular supports headed by leaves and scrolls

slight loss to niello grapes
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A circular mixed-metal wall plaque signed by Soligny and chased with a similar female nymph is illustrated by John Loring in Magnificent Tiffany Silver, 2001, p. 132, and is thought to be one of four allegorical plates designed by Soligny for the Paris Exposition of 1878.  Loring also illustrates a silver, copper and niello-inlaid "Henry II" style plate depicting two cupids whispering into the ears of an exotic maiden.  This "Henry II" plate, which was exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and again at the 1878 Paris Exposition, is also thought to have been designed by Soligny.