Manufacturer: Tiffany & Co.
Pattern: Winthrop (20159A)
Pattern Date: 1909
Dimensions: 11" dimaeter ; 2 1/2" height
Weight: 24.2 ounces / 686 grams

For your consideration is a signed Tiffany & Co. sterling silver centerpiece bowl in the "Winthrop" pattern designed by Albert A. Southwick. This sensational bowl has exceptional weight and the overall aesthetic is classically timeless. Underside of bowl is marked "Tiffany & Co. / 20159A Makers 1203 / Sterling Silver / 925-1000" and with a date stamp. Center of bowl carries monogram.

Albert Angell Southwick (1872-1960) was a talented designer who was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1872. At the age of 15 he enrolled in drawing classes at the Rhode Island School of Design. From 1888 until 1893 Southwick worked locally in silver factories, including a job as a designer for Howard & Son in order to support his learning of engraving and other skills in Berlin, Dresden, and Vienna. In Paris, he studied drawing and painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and in the studios of Julian, Constant, and Laurens from 1898 to 1900. Arriving at Tiffany Studios in 1903, he was soon appointed design director. Southwick had gained the respect of the artistic director, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848â€â€œ1933), by July 6, 1906, when the firm's employee ledger cites him in the shop at Forest Hills, New Jersey, working directly with Tiffany. Southwick continued as design director until 1919. He then became co-manager of the store in Paris in 1922, and two years later he received the additional responsibility of co-manager for the London store. Southwick married Lilly Guichard of Paris, where they resided. He died there nine years after retiring from Tiffany in 1951.

Provenance: From private collection in Fredericksburg, Texas.

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Item is in excellent condition with no reaks, bends, cracks, dings or dents or repairs. Light superficial contact marks noted. Monogram to center of bowl. Please see all images for more information on condition.

2.5 x 11 x 11 in

24.2 oz