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Important 19th Century American Silver, property of Masco Corporation. New York Sotheby's: January 20, 1998. The sale of an extraordinary collection, basically composed of Gorham and Tiffany & Co. pieces, many of which had been made specifically for important 19th century expositions. Masco Corporation is a Fortune 500 company specializing in home-building products such as Delta faucets. In the 1990s its chairman, art collector Richard Manoogian, developed a fine corporate art & antiques collection which was sold off in the closing years of the decade as the company re-evaluated its priorities. Softcover. 8"x10.5", 93 pages, 70 lots, color illustrations. Light wear. |