ID 773248
Lot 407 | TIFFANY STUDIOS
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
Workbench and Tools from the Former Collection of John Dikeman, prior to 1932
Favrile glass, carved wood, copper, iron
comprising: a workbench, four wooden shade molds, one soldering iron, and a lampshade identification chart with selections of Favrile Fabrique glass tiles
workbench: 33 x 28 x 45 in. (83.8 x 71.1 x 114.3 cm)
'Peony' mold: 7 1⁄2 in. (19.1 cm) high, 18 in. (45.7 cm) diameter
'Dragonfly' mold: 6 3⁄4 in. (17.1 cm) high, 13 7⁄8 in. (35.2 cm) wide
'Favrile Fabrique' mold: 5 1⁄2 in. (14 cm) high, 7 3⁄4 in. (19.7 cm) wide
'Byzantine' mold: 7 1⁄2 in. (19 cm) high, 12 3⁄4 in. (32.4 cm) wide
with custom Garden Museum Collection case
Provenance
John Dikeman, New York, Foreman of the Lamp Shop at Tiffany Studios, New York, acquired from Tiffany Studios, circa 1932
Thence by descent
The Garden Museum Collection, Matsue, Japan, circa 1990
Allen Michaan, California, acquired from the above, 2012
Literature
T. Horiuchi, A Selection of 300 Works from Louis C. Tiffany Garden Museum, Japan, 2001, p. 204 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Suffolk, 2004, pp. 340-341 (present lot illustrated), 342-342 (for period photographs of the Tiffany Studios Lamp Department workshop)
| Manufactur: | Tiffany Studios |
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| Medium: | Glass |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Lamps and luminaires |
| Manufactur: | Tiffany Studios |
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| Medium: | Glass |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Lamps and luminaires |
| Address of auction |
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