$402,000
Renaissance Revival Enamel and Gem-set Longchain, Tiffany & Co. , c. 1901, designed by Paulding Farnham, the central and terminal pendants joined by scrolling foliate links, decorated front and verso with pink, cerulean blue, and sea green enamel, bezel-set with cabochon ruby, cat's-eye chrysoberyl, and sapphires, and old European-cut diamonds, cushion-cut sapphires, and faceted emeralds, pearl highlights, gold and platinum mount, signed Tiffany & Co., within signed fitted velvet and green morocco box, lg. approx. 58 and 1 3/4 in., (minor enamel loss; pearls not tested for origin). Provenance: Lots 312, 461, 464, 520, 522, 523, 529 and 530 descended in the family of William and Henry Walters, who established Baltimore's Walters Art Museum, a privately assembled collection that excels in many diverse fields of the fine arts. William Walters (1819-1894) left his home town in central Pennsylvania to establish a Baltimore grain trading firm which ultimately developed into one of the country's most important wholesale liquor houses. Divided in his loyalties when the Civil War began, Walters took his wife and children, Henry (1848-1931) and Jennie (1853-1922), to Paris. There he pursued his passion for commissioning art and patronizing modern artists of the French academic school, including Gerome, Barye, and Daumier. Upon the family's return to the U.S., Walters began investing in railroads and banking, and later with his son's participation, he built an enterprise of railro Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-03-17
