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TIFFANY
STUDIOS AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
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Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) was one of the most prolific
and creative artistic talents in America during the late 19th
and early 20th centuries. Perhaps best known for his elaborate
leaded glass windows and lamps and iridescent glass vases, Tiffany
also experimented in other media including pottery, jewelry, woodcarving
and enamels and produced a wide range of decorative objects through
his workshops. No matter the medium, Tiffany created designs inspired
by nature and replete with lush coloristic effect.
Tiffany
was the son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, the founder of the luxury
goods store Tiffany & Co. He received early training as a
painter and traveled extensively in Europe. By 1879, he became
a partner in the short-lived but influential decorating concern
Louis C. Tiffany and Associated Artists. In 1883 Tiffany broke
off on his own, and by 1892 he produced work as Tiffany Glass
& Decorating Company. By 1902 his firm entered what was perhaps
its most prolific period under the name Tiffany Studios. Although
Tiffany himself retired in 1918, the company remained in business
until 1938.
The
scope of Tiffany's artistic endeavors was broad, encompassing
all aspects of interiors. Tiffany Studios worked for wealthy clients
on special commissions and produced many one-of-a-kind objects,
but the company also fulfilled the promise of the Arts & Crafts
movement to provide beautifully designed objects to a wide audience.
Tiffany's glass and bronze "fancy goods" were retailed
in their own showrooms and at Tiffany & Co. Favrile glass
vases, bronze candlesticks and numerous patterns of desk sets
were also available through illustrated catalogues.
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IMPORTANT TIFFANY STUDIOS ENAMELED COPPER GINGER JARS |
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Louis
Comfort Tiffany began to produce enamels in 1898 in a small workshop
in his home on 72nd Street in New York, and later moved the operation
to his Corona, Queens facilities. Headed by Patricia Gay and staffed
primarily by women, the enamel workshop produced a very small
number of objects, probably no more than 750 pieces, before the
department ceased operation in 1907.
The
coloristic possibilities of enamels were an extension of Tiffany's
interest in glass. The luminescent effect of enamels was achieved
through treating the repoussé copper body with areas of
gold or silver foil then painting the surface with thin layers
of enamel. Adding an iridescent finish further enhanced the play
of light on the object. As with the majority of Tiffany's endeavors,
naturalistic forms predominated in the designs of his enamels,
with fruit, flowers and other plants serving as the primary decorative
motifs.
The
two rare covered jars offered in the auction are noteworthy for
their exceptional quality, large size, and excellent condition.
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Lot 867
Tiffany Studios Enameled Copper Ginger Jar
Decorated with milkweeds, stamped 9150-6.
Height 9 1/2 inches.
Sold for $101,575
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Lot
868
Tiffany Studios Enameled Copper Ginger Jar
Decorated with grapes and vines, stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW
YORK/9150/2/Louis C. Tiffany.
Height 9 1/2 inches.
Sold for $77,675
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EXTENSIVE SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION OF TIFFANY STUDIOS
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Assembled
over a thirty-year period, the extensive single-owner collection
offers over 200 lots of lamps, candlesticks, glass, bronzes, pottery,
desk sets and accessories by Tiffany Studios. In addition, the
collection offers over 200 lots by other makers, including art
pottery by Rookwood and Weller, as well as Art Nouveau furniture
by Gallé and fine bronzes by Harriet Frishmuth and Anna
Hyatt Huntington, among others.
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Lot 932
Tiffany Studios Leaded Favrile Glass and Patinated-Bronze Daffodil
Lamp
The domical shade raised on an urn-form base, the shade impressed
TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1449.
Height 19 inches, diameter 16 inches.
Sold for $71,700
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Lot
1262
Tiffany Studios Bronze and Oak Side Table
Of square form, raised on slender legs joined by an X-stretcher
ending in hoof feet, stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/10035.
Height 30 inches, 13 1/2 inches square.
Sold for $28,690
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Lot
906
Tiffany Studios Leaded Favrile Glass and Bronze Dogwood Lamp
The domical shade with geometric upper and lower section and band
of blossoms, raised on a shaped sectioned circular bronze base,
the shade impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1553 4, the
base stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/333.
Height 19 inches, diameter 14 inches.
Sold for $26,290
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Lot
1303
(center, top row)
Tiffany Studios Oak Veneered, Bronze and Favrile Glass Double
Inkstand
Of rectangular footed form, with two bronze and favrile tile inkwells,
fitted at the side with a single candle branch terminating in
a sconce with bobeche, with three bronze pens, stamped TIFFANY
STUDIOS/NEW YORK. Height 6 1/2 inches, width 8 1/2 inches,
depth 4 inches.
Literature:
Robert Koch, Louis C. Tiffany's Glass, Bronzes, Lamps, p.90, pl.100.
Sold for $23,900
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Lot
1283
Tiffany Studios Bronze Three-Light Desk Lamp
The central standard in the form of twisted vines issuing orange
and red iridescent glass shades from associated nozzles, the base
signed TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK. Height 16 inches.
Sold for $23,900
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Lot
1227
(bottom right)
Tiffany Studios Enameled and Gilt-Bronze Desk Set
In the Miniature pattern, comprising a rocker blotter, letter
opener and stamp box, stamped TIFFANY STVDIOS/NEW YORK with
model numbers 1602, 1605 and 1609.
Sold for $22,705
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Lot
940
Tiffany Studios Favrile Glass and Bronze Inkstand
Of shaped circular form, molded with butterflies, the iridescent
floriform cover opening to reveal an iridescent blue glass inkwell,
stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/27421, Tiffany Glass &
Decorating Co. monogram.
Height 2 1/4 inches, diameter 4 3/4 inches.
Sold for $17,925
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OTHER
FURNITURE AND DECORATIONS HIGHLIGHTS
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Lot 168
Italian Baroque Style Mahogany Bed
The foot and headboard carved with a figural crest and inset with
bronze relief panels depicting nymphs and putti.
Height 6 feet 10 inches, width 6 feet 4 inches, length 8 feet.
Property from the Leonard Woodruff Collection.
Sold for $92,613
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Lot
327
Meissen Porcelain Plaque
After Francois Boucher, Depicting the Rape of Europa.
Height 14 inches, width 16 inches.
Sold for $59,750
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Lot
187
Italian White Marble Sculpture
SELF HELP
Antonio Rossetti
Depicting a young girl reading a book, signed A. Rossetti.
Height 42 inches;
Together with a Gray Marble Pedestal.
Sold for $38,837.50
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Lot
504
Royal Worcester Porcelain Chocolate Pot
Of tapering cylindrical form, with a double walled reticulated
body painted with turquoise and pearl 'jewels', marked: This piece
is unique, attributed to George Owen.
Height 7 1/2 inches.
Sold for $35,850
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Lot
49
Will Hicock Low
American, 1853-1932
THE BEAUTY THAT IS A ROSE
Signed and dated 1888 Will H Low New York (ll)
Oil on canvas
20 x 28 inches
Sold for $19,120
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Lot
434
Gorham Sterling Silver Water Pitcher
1882
In the Japanese taste, the body decorated in repoussé with
fish in turbulent surf, the handle cast as a three-toed dragon.
Height 8 3/4 inches, approximately 31 ounces.
Sold for $17,925
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Lot
1173
Bronze Sculpture The Vine
After a model by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
Raised on a black marble base, signed and dated 1921, Gorham foundry
mark. Height 13 inches.
Sold for $16,730
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Lot
1107
Amphora Porcelain Portrait Vase
Of ovoid form, the body decorated with a young woman in profile
with long flowered hair in a forest.
Height 17 inches.
Sold for $15,535
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