A Cased Sterling Silver Dressing Set from the Andy Warhol Collection
Tiffany & Co., New York, New York, Circa 1920
comprising thirty pieces in fitted leather traveling case, including six scent or powder bottles, two lidded cannisters, a hand mirror, a double-sided spoon, a nail file, a nail buffer, a corkscrew, two scissors, two powder boxes, a soap box, a travel clock, a shoe horn, a button hook, two brushes, two lidded boxes, a small flask, two pill boxes, a razor, and a toothbrush cover, the majority engraved with stylized monogram, "RGMc" (excluding razor), all marked, including "M" mark indicating directorship of John C. Moore II (1907-1947); the case retaining label for The Andy Warhol Collection, Sotheby's.
7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches (hand mirror), Total weight: 53.53 oz. t. (excluding brushes brushes, mirror, and other items with mixed metal).
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance:
The Andy Warhol Collection, Sotheby's, New York, April 23-May 3, 1988, lot 6,
A New Jersey collector.