Sideboard dish in the Henri II style

Manufacturer Tiffany and Company

Designer Eugene Soligny

Date1875

Geographic OriginNew York, New York

MediumSilver, gold, niello, and copper

DimensionsOverall: Diam 20 1/8 x D 2 1/8 in. (Diam 51.1 x D 5.4 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1998 Avis Miller Pond Bequest and Membership Endowment Fund; Purchase 1998 Avis Miller Pond Bequest Fund and Membership Endowment Fund

Object number98.1

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Object NameDish

Title Details

Published Title Sideboard dish in the Henri II style

Remarks term from period based on function and popular usage

InscriptionsLEQUEL DES DEUX ESCOUTERAY-JE? (old French: which of the two shall I heed?)Marks and Labels/Stampsstamped on bottom, large: "TIFFANY & Co./4236 MAKERS 6067/STERLING SILVER/925-1000/M" Also, in lower left quadrant (facing, about 7-8 o'clock) are two tiny rectangular stamps with ET in them; these are French import marks for 1878 exposition (ETRANGER = FOREIGN)ProvenanceMade 1875; exhibited by maker at 1876 Philadelphia U.S. Centennial Exhibition; exported to France in 1878 for the Exposition Universelle in Paris by maker; purchased in Paris or soon thereafter by Mrs. Mary Jane Morgan, of NYC; sold at her estate auction in 1886 in NYC, lot #792 (a full copy of that auction catalogue is in the object file--ugd 9/19/11; apparently remained in the family of that buyer until 1997 when consigned to Sotheby's, NYC, for sale; purchased by the Museum on 1/20/98Exhibition History"Global Ceramics: Global Crossroads," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (September 30, 2016 - April 15, 2023)
"Ahead of the Curve: The Newark Museum 1909-2015", Winter Antique Show, New York, New York. (January 23 - February 1, 2015).

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