Designed by George Paulding Farnham, Edward C. Moore
“American Indian Style” Three-Handled Loving Cup, circa 1889
Silver and Mixed Metal, cup mounted on three cast and oxidized feet in the form of buffalo heads and hoofs, the bulbous body inlaid with niello and copper in “Indian” motifs, the handles realistically modelled in the shape of buffalo horns and inlaid with niello and copper, the gilt interior centered by an engraved sunburst, the sides with an American Indian–style geometric border
height 10 3/8 in.
width 12 3/4 in.
32.4 cm
26.4 cm
Signed