Tiffany & Co. Renaissance Silver Flatware Service, 254 Pieces

Renaissance Flatware Service for 12 Tiffany & Co. 1905-1907 This exceptional 254-piece silver flatware service by Tiffany & Co. is crafted in the firm’s celebrated Renaissance pattern, one of the most elaborate and sculptural designs ever produced by the American silver house. Introduced by 1905 and designed by Paulding Farnham, Tiffany’s famed jewelry and silver designer, the Renaissance pattern draws inspiration from Italian classical art and architecture. Each piece is a miniature work of sculpture, depicting draped herm figures, winged caryatids and Baroque scrollwork surrounded by floral garlands and shells. The complete service for 12 captures the grandeur and artistry of the Renaissance era with Tiffany’s exceptional technical precision and luxurious aesthetic, and comes complete in its original fitted case. A testament to Farnham’s brilliance, theRenaissance pattern remains his most celebrated creation, admired for its dynamic high-relief casting and perfect balance of opulence and refinement. Farnham, who also designed some of Tiffany’s most celebrated jewelry for the 1900 Paris Exposition, infused this design with the same creative energy and sculptural mastery that defined the Gilded Age. This remarkable service stands among the most impressive silver achievements of its era. Each piece marked “Tiffany & Co. / Sterling / Pat. 1905” with the director’s mark “C” for Charles T. Cook, 1905–1907 Fitted case: 13 3/8" high x 22 3/4" wide x 15" deep The complete service includes: 12 dinner forks 12 luncheon forks 12 salad forks 12 pastry forks 12 fish forks 12 oyster forks 12 dinner knives 12 luncheon knives 12 fish knives 12 butter spreaders 12 place spoons 12 teaspoons 12 dessert spoons 12 gumbo spoons 12 bouillon spoons 12 fruit spoons 12 demitasse spoons 12 salt spoons 3 serving spoons 3 serving forks 2 pierced olive spoons 1 ice cream knife 2 two-tine butter pickers 2 ice cream spoons 1 pie fork 1 pie server 1 cream ladle 1 strawberry fork 5 master salt spoons 1 mustard spoon Sugar tongs 1 horseradish serving spoon 3-piece roast carving set with roast carving knife, roast carving fork and roast holder fork 1 cheese server 1 pastry server 1 pastry knife 1 fish serving knife 2 cold meat serving forks Bread tongs Sandwich tongs 1 large pierced pea serving spoon 1 large pierced tomato server