Charles L. Tiffany Sterling Silver

A raised compote designed by Tiffany & Co. This is a beautiful antique Victorian compote created in the 1895 at Tiffany & Co. in New York city. It was carefully crafted in solid sterling silver .925/.999 under the directory period of Charles L. Tiffany (1891-1902). This lovely compote is the model 12285 and designed with repousse patterns of reticulated open works, floral and foliage patterns. It rests on a flat base. As with all Tiffany pieces, the quality and design are beyond compared. Exceptional and rare example of Tiffany's finest work. Country: New York City, United States. Period: Victorian, 1895. Designer: Period T, for Charles L. Tiffany. Model pattern: 12285. Amount produced: 75 Pieces, this is 7/75. Order number: 481, manufactured for BBB & Co. (Bailey Banks & Biddle Co.) Inventory numbers: This piece 84 BB2055. Weight: 234.95 Grams, (150.65 Dwt) or 7.55 troy ounces. Measurements: Height 89 mm by diameter of 165 mm (3.5 x 6.5 inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the model numbers and the order numbers, the "T" for the period of Charles L. Tiffany, and signed in full as follows, "TIFFANY & CO. 12285 MAKERS 481 STERLING SILVER .925-...1000 T.". Tiffany Hallmarking Tiffany silver holloware and flatware is generally marked Tiffany & Co and generally includes date letters indicating the period it was made. Flatware also usually includes a pattern number. The first date letter "M (old English) used by Tiffany’s represented Edward C. Moore, who was the head of tiffany's silver operations until 1891. after his death, the date letters were based on the initial of the current tiffany president; 1891-...1902 Charles L. Tiffany (T), 1902-...1907 Charles T. Cook (C), 1907-...1947 John C. Moore (M), 1947-...1955 Louis De Bian Moore (B), 1955-ca...1965 William T. Lusk (L). The Tiffany dynasty Was founded in 1837 at 259 Broadway in New York City by Charles Louis Tiffany and partner John B. Young. It began not as a jewelry & silver emporium...