RARE GUSTAVE KELLER FOR TIFFANY & CO DECANTER BOTTLE SET WITH A FRAME TIFFANY & CO STAND MARKED 1943

PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES, AS THEY HAVE SOME WEAR AND SCRATCHES FROM REGULAR USE.

THE DECANTER HOLDERS HAVE A PLAQUE ON THE TOP: "1943" ARE EMBOSSED ON THE BOTTOM:  "TIFFANY & CO. 9486 MARKERS 21 SILVER SOLDERED - E.F."

THE NECKS OF BOTH BOTTLES ARE EMBOSSED WITH G. KELLER AND THE SILVER MARKS.

THE TOP CAPS ARE EMBOSSED WITH PBC.

EACH BOTTLE IS 5.75" OR 14.5 CM TALL X 3" OR 7.5 CM DIAMETER, WEIGHT 11.8 OZ.

THE TIFFANY & CO STANDS ARE 4" X 4" SQUARE X 3.75" TALL, WEIGHT 13.4 OZ.

The Keller firm was founded in 1856 by Gustave Keller, whose simple yet elegant sets and accessories were immediately appreciated for their quality. He was awarded a gold and a silver medal at the 1867 and 1878 Paris World Exhibitions. After 1878, the Keller brothers succeeded him and started producing silverware, which was rewarded at the 1889 and 1900 world fairs respectively, with a gold medal and a Grand Prix. In 1889, Lucien Falize wrote that "everything stamped Keller is good" (the firm was later known as "Keller fils et gendre successeurs"). Established in Paris at 65 rue de Turbigo, Keller moved their shop and workshop to 22 rue Joubert in 1891. In 1929, the shop was mentioned as trading from 18 Avenue Matignon and was still active possibly as late as 1947.