Cover for a Tureen

Elsa Peretti began her career in the early 1970s as a fashion model and soon began designing fashion accessories. In 1974, Tiffany & Co. engaged her to design jewelry, and in 1978, she turned her talents to holloware. Of all her silver designs, this tureen is arguably the most important. Fabricated by leading Florentine silversmiths in limited quantities, this design treats the shimmering silver like water in its undulating forms and fluid lines.

A polished silver and gold tureen cover is shaped like a low, circular dome with an integral handle rising from its center. The handle forms a fluid, asymmetrical peak curving toward our right and tapering into a rounded point. The seamless metal surface lacks ornamentation, highlighting its undulating form and highly reflective finish.

Cover for a Tureen

1986–90

Elsa Peretti, Pampaloni Company, Florence, Tiffany & Co.

(Italian, 1940–2021), (America, New York, est. 1837)

Italy, 20th century

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