Tiffany Silver - by Peter Marino (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Explore architect Peter Marino's extraordinary private collection of works in silver by Tiffany & Co.

For more than 180 years, Tiffany & Co. has been synonymous with expert silversmithing. From silver spoons and serving trays to teapots and candelabras, Tiffany has made its indelible mark on American decorative arts. Now, for the first time, readers will enjoy an exclusive look at the personal collection of world-renowned architect Peter Marino, who has acquired his pieces of Tiffany silver over the course of five decades with his ever-discerning eye.

More than just plates with decorative flourishes, Marino's collection boasts intricately designed pitchers, sugar bowls, trophies, platters, and other exquisite objects that display the full mastery of Tiffany artisans. Gilded butterflies and dragonflies flit across hammered silver surfaces, while fish swim among delicately engraved seagrass and mixed-metal irises appear in full blossom.

Meticulously produced in a lavish oversize format, the book features more than 130 photographs of these unique pieces, along with original design drawings from the Tiffany Archives, offer a dazzling view of these wide-ranging works in silver.

This luxe volume alsoincludes a foreword by Marino and an insightful introduction by silver experts Spencer Gordon, III, and Mark F. McHugh - the founders of Spencer Marks - placing Marino's superb collection within the overall context of Tiffany's history, as well as American decorative arts in general.

About the Author

Peter Marino is the principal of Peter Marino Architect PLLC, the New York-based architecture firm he founded in 1978. His work includes award-winning residential, retail, cultural, and hospitality projects worldwide. An avid collector and patron of the arts, Marino is known for integrating art within his architectural designs and has commissioned more than 300 site-specific, original works of art from prominent contemporary artists.

Mark F. McHugh and Spencer Gordon, III, known for their research and scholarship, are the founding owners of Spencer Marks which specializes in fine antique and twentieth-century silver.