Tiffany & Co. Mokume and Sterling Silver Bowl

Sterling Silver and Mokume Bowl Tiffany & Co. Circa 1880 This exceptionally rare bowl is a stunning example of Tiffany & Co.'s magnificent craftsmanship and innovative designs in silver during the late 19th century. Created circa 1880 under the direction of Edward C. Moore and lead silversmith Charles Grosjean, this bowl demonstrates the firm’s mastery of the Japanese art of mokume—one of Tiffany's rarest and most complex mixed-metal techniques celebrated for its bold coloration and depth. The mokume technique, meaning "wood grain metal," was originally developed by 17th-century Japanese sword makers to imitate the striations of wood grain in metal. Adapted and advanced by Tiffany’s silver department, this effect was achieved by laminating dozens of sheets of different colored metals, then manipulating the surface to reveal organic patterns of remarkable depth and variety. A final patination process brought out subtle shades of red, purple, green, silver and gold, depending o