Antique John C Moore Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Handle Button Hook ca 1856 For Sale
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Antique John C Moore Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Handle Button Hook ca 1856:
$79.00
Very old and lovely buttonhook. The shaft is in particularly good shape for its age. I cannot name this early pattern but it has the mark associated with John C. Moore.
Monogrammed.
In the mid 19th century, seeking to give their silver goods distinction, Tiffany Young and Ellis became the first American firm to introduce the use of the English Sterling (.925) standard in American made silver. Deciding that they wanted more control, they contracted with the firm of John C. Moore, one the finest American holloware silversmithies, to produce exclusively for Tiffany's.
Both Young & Ellis retired in 1853, giving Charles Tiffany control of the firm.
Please consider the photos as part of the description and see my other sales for an entire estate of wildly interesting and unique antiquities., which I am listing in the week ahead.
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