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Antique World Fair Chicago Sterling Silver Tray from Tiffany & Co., 1893
PULLBOROUGH, GB
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We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, large sterling silver tiffany & co serving tray with the …
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We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, large sterling silver tiffany & co serving tray with the globe stamp placing the piece as being made and exhibited at the world's fair chicago 1893 this truly is a piece of history, never have i before owned a piece that was exhibited and made especially for the world's fair, it is a complete honour to handle it, there is a history written below the detail is never ending as you can see in the pictures, it is unrestored. Dimensions width:- 36.2cm depth:- 28cm weight:- 1105 grams the world's columbian exposition (also known as the chicago world's fair) was a world's fair held in chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of christopher columbus's arrival in the new world in 1492. The centerpiece of the fair, held in jackson park, was a large water pool representing the voyage columbus took to the new world. Chicago had won the right to host the fair over several other cities, including new york city, washington, d.c., and st. Louis. The exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on american architecture, the arts, american industrial optimism, and chicago's image the layout of the chicago columbian exposition was, in large part, designed by john wellborn root, daniel burnham, frederick law olmsted, and charles b. Atwood it was the prototype of what burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. It was designed to follow beaux-arts principles of design, namely neoclassical architecture principles based on symmetry, balance, and splendor. The color of the material generally used to cover the buildings' façades (white staff) gave the fairgrounds its nickname, the white city. Many prominent architects designed its 14 "great buildings". Artists and musicians were featured in exhibits and many also made depictions and works of art inspired by the exposition the exposition covered 690 acres (2.8 km2), featuring nearly 200 new (but deliberately temporary) buildings of predominantly neoclassical architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from 46 countries. More than 27 million people attended the exposition during its six-month run. Its scale and grandeur far exceeded the other world's fairs, and it became a symbol of emerging american exceptionalism, much in the same way that the great exhibition became a symbol of the victorian era united kingdom dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on october 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until may 1, 1893. The fair continued until october 30, 1893. In addition to recognizing the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the new world by europeans, the fair also served to show the world that chicago had risen from the ashes of the great chicago fire, which had destroyed much of the city in 1871 on october 9, 1893, the day designated as chicago day, the fair set a world record for outdoor event attendance, drawing 751,026 people. The debt for the fair was soon paid off with a check for $1.5 million (equivalent to $45.2 million in 2021). Chicago has commemorated the fair with one of the stars on its municipal flat this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution
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- Dimensions
- 11.02ʺW × 14.17ʺD × 1.97ʺH
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Silver
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use\. Slight fading Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use\. Slight fading less
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