American tazza was designed by a Danish silversmith

A rare silver and turquoise tazza designed by Erik Magnussen (1884-1961) for the Gorham Manufacturing Company sold for $24,000 (£19,000) at Schwenke Auctioneers (29/27% buyer’s premium) in Woodbury, Connecticut.

Magnussen worked for Gorham as artistic director for only a short time just before the Depression …

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