Hi Mark,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

Although they share the Tiffany name and were founded by members of the same family, Tiffany Studios and Tiffany & Co. were separate businesses with different purposes, products, and histories. Understanding the distinction is essential for collectors, as it can mean the difference between a decorative arts object and a luxury jewelry piece.

Tiffany & Co. is America's premier jeweler. Founded in 1837 in New York by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, Tiffany & Co. built its reputation on fine diamond jewelry, sterling silver hollowware and flatware, luxury watches and high-end gifts and accessories, of which this is one.

Charles Lewis Tiffany earned the nickname "The King of Diamonds" after purchasing a large portion of the French Crown Jewels in 1887. The company also established the Tiffany Setting, introduced in 1886, which revolutionized engagement ring design by elevating the diamond above the band to maximize light.

Today, Tiffany & Co. is known worldwide for its signature robin's-egg blue packaging and luxury jewelry.

On the other hand, Tiffany Studios was an artistic enterprise founded by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, who pursued a very different career.

Rather than focusing on jewelry, he became one of America's most important decorative artists and founded Tiffany Studios to produce Favrile art glass, stained-glass windows, bronze and glass lamps, mosaic objects and pottery and interior decorations.

His work became synonymous with the Art Nouveau movement and celebrated natural forms such as dragonflies, peacock feathers, wisteria, lilies, and irises.

These pitchers - more appropriately called "ewers" - are done in the Neoclassical style, featuring handles with putti (cherubs), and relief scenes around the bodies. There is likely a four-digit pattern number on the bottom but these were made to be decorative as it looks like the spout is blocked and these would not have been made to hold liquid, rather selling as part of a mantel garniture with a clock or candelabra.

I can see some minor verdigris (green) oxidation in the photo, which is normal and in no way diminishes the value, though some might find it unsightly.

At recent auctions, similar Tiffany & Co bronze or silvered bronze decorative ewers such as this have been bringing prices ranging from $500- to $1,000.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A pair of Neoclassical style bronze ewers
made by Tiffany & Co, early 20th Century
Approximately 23 inches tall
CONDITION: with traces of minor verdigris patination, otherwise these appear to be in good cosmetic condition.
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$ 500-1,000*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

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~ Delia