TIFFANY STUDIOS - photo 1
TIFFANY STUDIOS - photo 2
TIFFANY STUDIOS - photo 3
TIFFANY STUDIOS - photo 4

TIFFANY STUDIOS

Sold
$ 327 600
Auction dateClassic
08.06.2023 11:00UTC -04:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
USA, New York
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 976547
Lot 167 | TIFFANY STUDIOS
TIFFANY STUDIOS

'Elaborate Peony' Table Lamp, circa 1915

with a rare 'Arch and Leaf' base

leaded glass, patinated bronze

32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm) high, 23 in. (58.4 cm) diameter of shade

shade impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1903

base impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 542





Provenance

(Shade) Elsie and Doris Waters, film and radio comedians, Steyning, England

(Shade) Joan and Clive Collins, London, circa 1980

(Shade and base) Roy and Sarita Warshawsky, Chicago

Sotheby's, New York, 14 December 2016, lot 446

Private Collection, West Coast

Acquired from the above by the present owner



Literature

R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany’s Glass, Bronzes, Lamps: A Collector’s Guide, New York, 1971, p. 129, no. 203 (base)

R. Koch, Louis C. Tiffany’s Art Glass, New York, 1977, n.p., no. 47 (base)

A. Duncan, Tiffany at Auction, New York, 1981, pp. 3 (shade); 92, no. 247 (base); 105, no. 282 (shade)

W. Feldstein, Jr. and A. Duncan, The Lamps of Tiffany Studios, New York, 1983, pp. 32-33

A. Duncan, M. Eidelberg, and N. Harris, Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany, London, 1989, pp.108, 155

A. Duncan, Fin de Siècle Masterpieces from the Silverman Collection, New York, 1989, p. 37, no. 11

A. Duncan, M. Eidelberg, N. Harris, Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 1993, p. 108

J. Baal-Teshuva, Louis-Comfort Tiffany, Cologne, 2001, p. 178 (shade)

M Eidelberg, A.Cooney Frelinghuysen, N. A. McClelland and L. Rachen, The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2005, pp. 154-157, no. 43

R. M. Pepall, Tiffany Glass: A Passion for Colour, exh. cat., Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 2009, p. 178, cat. no. 135 (shade)

A. Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 122, nos. 474-475 (base); 204, no. 792 (shade)
Manufactur:Tiffany Studios
Medium:Glass
Art style:Art Nouveau
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Lamps and luminaires
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
USA
Preview
08.06.2023
Phone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Tu 09:30 – 17:00   
We 09:30 – 17:00   
Th 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.