Tiffany & Co. Custom Finger Bowls for Mary Jane Morgan

The most exquisite flatware and hollowware sets of Belle Époque were unequivocally crafted in America with the greatest American craftsman being Tiffany & Co. The very best of Tiffany & Co.‘s monumental creations were unique sets made for specific clients, after which the molds would be destroyed. This one-of-a-kind collection of eighteen bowls was hand-crafted for one extraordinary patron. A marked rarity, they are the only examples of their kind in the world. The 18 bowls, meticulously fashioned to suit the opulent taste of Mary Jane Morgan, are a masterpiece by the famed Tiffany & Co. designer Eugene J. Soligny. With the whole art world at her fingertips, Morgan specifically sought out the expertise of the Tiffany designer Soligny to create these exquisite finger bowls. During the Victorian era, the addition of small finger bowls to accompany dessert service was newly en vogue. Morgan wished to impress her guests with a custom-made pattern created by the best of the bes