Tiffany & Co. Circa 1907-1912 Georgian Style Sterling Paired Sugar Bowl & Creamer Palm Beach Provenance – Mary Clark Roosevelt (MCR) Monogram

An elegant Tiffany & Co. Georgian-style sterling silver sugar bowl and creamer, representing the refined simplicity that defined early 20th-century American luxury silver.

Crafted in the classical Georgian revival style favored by Tiffany during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the set features graceful proportions, a softly rounded body, and delicate applied handles. The restrained design reflects the influence of English Georgian hollowware while maintaining the distinctive craftsmanship for which Tiffany became internationally renowned.

Both pieces bear the Tiffany & Co. sterling mark, and together weigh 222 grams (approximately 7.14 troy ounces) of solid sterling silver. The surfaces remain in excellent estate condition, retaining a warm, original patina that highlights the hand-finished, high-quality craftsmanship of Tiffany's silversmithing.

What makes this set particularly compelling is the engraved monogram “MCR,” which aligns with the initials of Mary Clark Roosevelt, the maternal grandmother of President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt family silver was often engraved in the elegant interlocking monogram style seen on this set, consistent with engraving traditions of prominent American families during the Gilded Age and early Palm Beach social era.

Archival references place members of the Roosevelt family among the prominent society figures frequenting Palm Beach in the early 20th century, a period when Tiffany & Co. was the preferred silversmith for America’s leading families. The monogram and stylistic period strongly support a probable Roosevelt family association, making the set not only a fine example of Tiffany craftsmanship but also a piece with intriguing historical context.

Sets such as this would traditionally have been a sterling tea service used in formal entertaining, a hallmark of Gilded Age hospitality.