IMG_8043
Tiffany and Co. (1837-present)
Designed by Paulding Farnham (1859-1927)
Perfume bottle
New York City, ca. 1893
Gold, agate, yellow sapphires, demantoid garnets, red garnets, amethyst
Gift of the Duchesse de Mouchy, 1965
The agate body of this perfume bottle was carved to resemble honeycomb, while the gold and silver ornament depicting bees and honeysuckle flowers continues the theme. Originally, a conical yellow sapphire adorned the top of the lid. The report by the French ministry of commerce on Tiffany's display at the World's Columbian Exposition highlighted this bottle as a particularly fine and original example of the firm's oeuvre.
IMG_8043
Tiffany and Co. (1837-present)
Designed by Paulding Farnham (1859-1927)
Perfume bottle
New York City, ca. 1893
Gold, agate, yellow sapphires, demantoid garnets, red garnets, amethyst
Gift of the Duchesse de Mouchy, 1965
The agate body of this perfume bottle was carved to resemble honeycomb, while the gold and silver ornament depicting bees and honeysuckle flowers continues the theme. Originally, a conical yellow sapphire adorned the top of the lid. The report by the French ministry of commerce on Tiffany's display at the World's Columbian Exposition highlighted this bottle as a particularly fine and original example of the firm's oeuvre.