A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER TAZZE, PEER SMED, BROOKLYN, NY, 1934
Auction Closed
January 26, 08:38 PM GTNN
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A PAIR OF AMERICAN SILVER TAZZE, PEER SMED, BROOKLYN, NY, 1934
spot-hammered surface, the stem formed as two scrolled leaves supporting the rectangular top chased with stepped geometric designs at ends
marked on base and stamped with date
19 oz
591 g
length 8¼ in.
21 cm
Peer Smed, before settling in Brooklyn in 1909, crafted silver housewares for Dutch and Swedish royal families, and continued his Danish-inspired designs in America, including producing designs for manufacturers such as Tiffany & Co. and International Silver Company. When the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel opened in 1931, the managing director Lucius Boomer selected Smed for the flatware and hollowware designs. During his lifet.mes , he exhibited his work at the Brooklyn Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.