ANTQ RARE TIFFANY&CO G &W 550 BROADWAY UNION SQ CREAM PITCHER STERLING 1847-1850

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ANTIQUE RARE CREAMER PITCHER !!!!
UP FOR BIDDING IS THIS VERY RARE ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER PITCHER CREAMER MADE BY
"GROSJEAN & WOODWARD" 1847-1850 FOR TIFFANY & CO AT 550 BROADWAY, UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY, MORE THAN 170 YEARS AGO!!!
THE ANTIQUE RARE PITCHER CREAMER HAS A VERY LOVELY PATINA WITH BEADED AND FLORAL SCROLLS, A MOLDED RIM AND BANDED FOOT OF FLORALS AND CARTOUCHES. THERE IS A VERY FINE MATTED CHASED ENGRAVING ALL AROUND THE PITCHER/CREAMER AND ON THE CENTER FRONT. THERE IS AN ENGRAVED FLORAL SCROLL DESIGN WITH A CENTER SHIELD. THE SHIELD HAS A MONOGRAM "M" BUT THE SCRIPT LETTERS IN THE BACKGROUND ARE NOT CLEAR.
IT HAS A WIDE LIP WITH A LOVELY SCROLLED HANDLE. THERE IS A MINOR SHALLOW DENT AND SMALL DIMPLE UNDERNEATH WHERE IT CANNOT BE SEEN WHEN LOOKING AT THE PITCHER/ CREAMER. ALSO VERY FAINT SURFACED 3 DIMPLES ON SIDE.
THE HALLMARKS UNDERNEATH READ:
"TIFFANY  CO./ 7077 / G & W - G&W/ ENGLISH STERLING    925-1000/ 271/ 550 BROADWAY N.Y"
IT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY: 3 1/4" TALL WITH A WIDE LIP. IT IS 4" TALL X 2 3/4" TOP DIAMETER - FROM LIP TO HANDLE IS 4" LONG X 2 3/4" BOTTOM DIAMETER AND WEIGHS APPROX 4.15 TROY OUNCES-129 GRAMS.
THE "GROSJEAN & WOODWARD" FIRM BEGAN IN BOSTON IN 1847-1850 AND MOVED TO NEW YORK  - THE FIRM WAS THE EARLY SUPPLIER TO TIFFANY & CO. WITH MANY STERLING SILVER HOLLOWARE PIECES.
THIS "G & W TIFFANY & CO MAKERS" PITCHER/CREAMER IS TRULY A RARE FIND FROM A PAST ERA AND A TIFFANY & CO. COLLECTOR WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS GORGEOUS EARLY PIECE IN THEIR COLLECTION!
PLEASE LOOK AT THE MANY PHOTOS AND EMAIL BEFORE BIDDING AS THIS PITCHER/CREAMER IS
NOT RETURNABLE!   FINAL SALE!
COMES FROM A SMOKE FREE-PET FREE-SILVER COLLECTOR!
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND BIDDING!!!