Details
Formed as ancient incense burners on tripod bases and with three lion monopodia supports, with two removable circular bowls and with conforming spoons with lion head terminals, marked on sides
338 in. (8.6 cm.) high
37 oz. 14 dwt. (1,172 gr.)
Provenance
Acquired from Tiffany & Co., New York by Ann and Gordon Getty, 7 May 1977.
Literature
Loring, John and Henry B. Platt, The New Tiffany Table Settings, New York, 1981, pp. 28-30.
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Silversmith and conservator Ubaldo Vitali (b. 1944) was awarded the MacArthur fellowship, unofficially known as the 'Genius Grant' in 2012. His work can be found in the collection of Yale University Art Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Newark Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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