AN AMERICAN SILVER PADOVA PATTERN FLATWARE SERVICE, DESIGNED BY ELSA PERETTI FOR TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, LATE 20TH CENTURY

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August 12, 03:56 PM GMT

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12,000 - 18,000 USD

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A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Peretti Foundation

AN AMERICAN SILVER PADOVA PATTERN FLATWARE SERVICE, DESIGNED BY ELSA PERETTI FOR TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, LATE 20TH CENTURY

comprising:

12 dinner knives

12 dinner forks

12 lunch forks

12 fish knives

12 fish forks

13 butter spreaders

12 teaspoons

12 dessert spoons

12 coffee spoons

12 demitasse spoons

12 iced tea spoons

12 individual hors d'oeuvre forks

2-piece carving set

2 fish servers

1 cold meat fork

1 serving spoon

1 pasta server

1 gravy ladle

1 cheese knife

1 Parmesan cheese knife

1 bread knife

1 ice cream scoop

1 nut cracker

1 ice tongs

1 bottle opener

1 candle snuffer

4 salt & pepper shakers

165 pieces

234 oz 10 dwt weighable

7296 g

The Padova pattern is named for the Italian city where this design is crafted, and a number of pieces were designed specifically for Italian cuisine, such as the Parmesan cheese knife, pasta server, and fish servers. This set also contains many rare and difficult to find cutlery and serving pieces. While certain pieces are still available at Tiffany & Co., many are no longer produced. Tiffany currently retails only a five-piece place setting in this pattern, as well as a number of the serving pieces.

The consignor will be donating a portion of the proceeds to the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, which was formed in 2000 by Elsa Peretti in memory of her father, Nando. The foundation has awarded grants to more than 1000 projects in 81 countries across the world, for an overall value of 50 million euros. Grant support has been provided in the following areas: environmental and biodiversity conservation; social inclusion and social welfare, including relief of poverty with a focus on elderly and children; education; promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law; health, medical care and scientific research; and arts, culture or historical preservation.