Rare Vintage Quilted Giraffe 12\" Tiffany & Co. Plate \"I Was There\" NYC 12/31/92 For Sale

Very Rare VintageTiffany & Co. 12\" Plate
from \'The Quilted Giraffe\'
\"I Was There...\" for \'The Last Supper\'
New Year\'s Eve, New York City, 12/31/92
This plate is in pristine condition with no visible signs of use.
It was designed by Tiffany & Co. to commemorate the final night of the famous restaurant, \'The Quilted Giraffe\', on 12/31/92.
The beautifully simple artwork of the plate is slightly raised (see pics) and displays the architecture of the restaurant\'s location in the former AT&T building on 55th and Madison Avenue in NYC, as well as the signatures of the owners, Barry and Susan Wine, and the reference to the special occasion.
From Wikipedia:

The Quilted Giraffewas anouvelle cuisinefine dining establishment in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The restaurant, founded by Barry Wineand his now ex-wife Susan, was first opened in New Paltz, NY,in 1975and moved to 50th Street in Manhattanin 1979. The Quilted Giraffe reopened in 550 Madison Avenue(then the AT&T Building) at 55th Street and Madison Avenue in 1987.The restaurant closed at the end of 1992 when Sonypurchased the building and bought out the Wines\' lease.The restaurant was designed by Woodson Rainey, AIA, of McDonough Rainey Architects.

Regulars at the establishment included Warren Beatty, Woody Allen, Adnan Khashoggi, Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken,and John DeLoreanand Cristina Ferrare.

The restaurant was awarded four stars by New York Timesfood critic Marion Burros in 1984 and two additional times by New York Times food critic Bryan Miller.

Among the chefs who worked under Wine at the restaurant and then went on to notable careers are Jan Birnbaum, Carmen Gonzalez, David Kinch, and Tom Colicchio.

From DailyMail.com:

EXCLUSIVE:Sex, cocaine and caviar at the Quilted Giraffe: Never-before-seen pictures from NYC\'s most decadent restaurant where Jackie O was a regular and Madonna hung out in the kitchen with Warren Beatty while Trump held court at his favorite table

• Between 1975 and 1992, the legendary Quilted Giraffe was America\'s most expensive restaurant
• Barry and Susan Wine originally opened the restaurant in New Paltz, NY before moving to Manhattan where it became the de-facto playground for movie stars, rock stars, socialites and Wall Street millionaires
• Former employee said: \'There was so much money. It was the 80s! People were doing coke everywhere\'
• Quilted Giraffe became famous for its iconic appetizer called \'the begger\'s purse,\' it was a bundle of beluga caviar and creme fraiche topped with gold leaf and the guest was obliged to eat it in handcuffs
• Donald Trump was a regular patron and preferred the table in front of the bathroom so he knew whose hand he didn’t want to shake
• Other guests were Jackie O, Woody Allen, Mick Jagger, Gwyneth Paltrow, Diane Sawyer, Yoko Ono, Bernie Madoff and a group of high-powered Wall Street men who called themselves \'the Lucky Sperm Club\'
• Owner tells the story of when Henry Kissinger got ‘bombed,’ and Bunny Mellon sent her chauffeur to retrieve her diamond bracelet with a $50 reward
• Adnan Khashoggi, billionaire Saudi arms dealer incriminated in the Iran- Contra Affair was dining the same night the scandal broke; he used the restaurant’s private line to tell his pilot: ‘Keep the jets running’
• Wine launched the careers of Tom Colicchio, Noel Comess, and Jose Andres but denied Thomas Keller a job