This refined Mid-Century Modern baseball paperweight- executed in translucent crystal- represents the simple elegance of Tiffany & Co. at its finest. Since its founding in 1837, Tiffany has produced among the highest quality luxury items- especially glassware, sterling silver, and jewelry- making it one of the most illustrious names in American design. This items helps to explain the company's renown. It exemplifies the qualities of excellence that elevate this object from the ordinary to the extraordinary. It offers a significant heft, testifying to its construction from pure crystal. Furthermore, it has been etched with sinuous curves in frosted glass, which both serves as ornamentation- offering a subtle contrast to the paperweight's translucent body- while also representing an abstracted interpretation of the seam stitching on a baseball. This is a truly compelling item that would be equally well at home on an office desk as a functional paperweight, or as an objet d'art atop an occasional table or étagère. Engraved Tiffany & Co. on bottom. Excellent condition.

American, circa 1980

Dimensions:

Height: 3" (8 cm) x Diameter: 2.5" (6 cm)

Creator: Tiffany & Co. (Maker)

Style: Modern

Place of origin: United States

Date of manufacture: circa 1980

Period: 1980-1989

Materials and techniques: Crystal

Condition: Excellent

Reference Number: LU79348613903