A Tiffany & Co. Gilt Silver Artichoke-Form Tobacco Box Designed by Van Day Truex, Italy, circa 1970 Marks: TIFFANY & CO., STERLING, MADE IN ITALY, 925, (lozenge-effaced-MI) 6-5/8 x 7-3/4 inches (16.8 x 19.7 cm) 43.75 troy ounces Property from the Collection of Dr. James Young Van Day Truex designed this work after Karl Blossfeldt's "Centaurea Odorate" plate #91 in Wundergarten Der Natur from 1932. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Attractive example of this design, strong gilding throughout with some areas of light rubbing as is expected with age, very fine stable one-half inch split to leaf-form on cover, otherwise no pushes, dents, or repairs observed.
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