ID 1442713
Lot 186 | TIFFANY STUDIOS
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 120 000
'Turtle-Back Tile Moorish' Chandelier, circa 1900
Favrile glass, patinated bronze
40 in. (101.5 cm) long (high), 15 7/8 in. (40.5 cm) diameter
six shades engraved L.C.T.
Provenance
Christie’s, New York, 24 March 1979, lot 472
John Szoke Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1979
Literature
Dr. E. Neustadt, The Lamps of Tiffany, New York, 1970, p. 50, no. 66 (for a related example)
R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany’s Glass, Bronzes, Lamps, New York, 1971, p. 58, no. 61 (shade model)
A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, pp. 118, no. 319; 178, no. 468 (for a related example)
N. Potter and D. Jackson, Tiffany Glassware, New York, 1988, p. 77 (for a related example)
N. Gray, Tiffany By Design: An In-Depth Look at Tiffany Lamps, Atglen, 2006, p. 71 (for a related example)
Sale room notice
Please note that six shades are engraved L.C.T.
| Manufactur: | Tiffany Studios |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze, Glass |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Auction house category: | Lighting, Furniture and Lamps, Ceiling lights |
| Manufactur: | Tiffany Studios |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze, Glass |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Auction house category: | Lighting, Furniture and Lamps, Ceiling lights |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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