Tiffany & Co. Lap-Over-Edge Flatware Service, 248 Pieces

This monumental 248-piece sterling silver flatware service was crafted by the legendary Tiffany & Co. and features the exceptional Lap-Over-Edge pattern. This intricate, nature-inspired pattern is widely regarded as one of the firm's most innovative and intricate designs, created by Tiffany & Co.'s lead designer Edward C. Moore and his lead silversmith Charles Grosjean in 1880. Inspired by the wide array of Japanese art and wares he encountered at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris, Moore and Grosjean designed this opulent flatware to reflect the endless beauty of nature through dozens of delicate renderings of plants, flowers, insects and animals. The distinctive shape of the flatware—with rolled edges that are thicker than their middles, either turning toward the front or back—gives this pattern its iconic "Lap-Over-Edge" name. This stunning example is a rare treasure in pristine, complete condition, expertly presented in its four-drawer fitted oak Tiffany chest. The