Designer: Richard Meier (born 1934)

Item: Baby Cup

Manufactured by: Plata Lappas, Buenos Aires for Swid Powell

Country of origin: Argentina

Year made: Designed 1988, manufactured circa 1991

Materials: Sterling Silver

Dimensions: 2 ½” x 3 ¾” (end of handles to each other) and the cup is 2” in diameter.

Condition: Very Good with light scratches to the surface and shelf wear to the bottom as shown.

References: Richard Meier’s website has photos and original drawings for this design.

Description:  A rare and important and design by Richard Meier for Swid Powell in Sterling Silver.  These Meier designed baby cups were almost exclusively made in silver-plate. Swid Powell rarely had any objects manufactured in sterling silver, making this a very scarce object from the Swid Powell oeuvre.  It weights 85 grams or 3 ounces of sterling silver.  An example of this cup can be found in the Yale University Art Gallery permanent collection.  We have only seen two others in sterling silver and neither were in this fine a condition.