A silver monumental flagon made by Tiffany & Company for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and exhibited in their pavilion there has sold at auction for $40,950. Included in Doyle’s “American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts” auction on November 2, 2022, the silver flagon came from the family of Katherine Medill McCormick (1853–1932), daughter of Joseph Medill and wife of Robert S. McCormick. The item exceeded its estimate of $25,000 – $35,000.
This silver flagon made by Tiffany & Company for the 1893 World’s Fair sold at auction in 2022 for $40,950. [Image from Doyle.]
A feature article on the “Tiffany Exhibit at the World’s Fair” included this photograph with the silver flagon displayed on the left side of the top shelf. [Image from The Illustrated American May 20, 1893.]