1878 Tiffany & Co Olympian series Greek mythology totem custom sterling silver butter knife

1878 Tiffany & Co Olympian series Greek mythology totem custom sterling silver butter knife The design of this sterling silver butter knife is the glorious work of Edward C. Moore, the greatest chief silverware designer in the history of Tiffany, in 1878. Edward C. Moore served as the jewelry design director of Tiffany & Co. from 1851 to 1891 and Head of Silverware Studio. Under Moore's guidance, Tiffany's artists researched jewelry and objects from around the world and multiple historical periods. He won Tiffany the attention and praise of his European contemporaries. His design won Tiffany its first Silver at the 1867 Paris International Exposition, the first time an American silverware company had won such an honor from a foreign jury. In 1878, he led Tiffany to become the only American silverware company to win a gold medal at the Paris Exposition. Edward C. Moore can be said to be one of the key figures in Tiffany becoming the world's top silverware manufacturer. This sterling silver butter knife is one of the tableware in the Olympian series launched by Tiffany in 1878. This design was also the key design that led Tiffany to win the International Gold Medal in 1878. He was the designer of the Tiffany series of tableware. The ceiling, with its exquisite and intricate design. Each Olympian piece is designed to illustrate a well-known classical mythological story, with the theme varying depending on the size of the handles on the different pieces. The Olympian design has a total of 17 different tablewares. Each of the 17 different tablewares has a different pattern. Each pattern has its own meaning. The Tiffany Olympian series is truly an unprecedented set of designs. If you imagine, it would be very difficult to design an exquisite and complex tableware style. He designed a set of tableware with 17 different styles, and the backs were also different. It is strange that he could combine the silverware that was mainly European at that time. The market was beaten hard. The back of the butter knife is signed Tiffany & Co Sterling PAT 1878 and the engraver's initials. #This butter knife should have been a custom-made model at the time. There is a custom signature D on the back. After all, it is too complicated and requires manual work, so there are not many in this series. I only found this one of the butter knives this time. Very worthy of collection. Brand: Tiffany&Co Year: 1878 Designer: Edward C. Moore Style: Olympian Customized signature: the letters are Goethe font D Size: about 15cm Weight: about 31 grams each #Comes with a collection display box as shown in the picture #The carvings are delicate and delicate, making them both tableware and works of art. You can slowly appreciate them with a magnifying glass. #Tiffany’s products are rising continuously, retaining value and being practical. The condition is very good, but a century-old antique will inevitably have traces of history, so buy it only if you can accept it.