- BRONZE TIFFANY LAMP. A ca. 1900 table
BRONZE TIFFANY LAMP. A ca. 1900 table lamp, with a bronze base signed Tiffany Studios NY 58770, and four gold favrile shades signed, LCT Favrile. 18”H, shades 4.5”H.
- ANTIQUE TIFFANY COUNTER BALANCE FLOOR
ANTIQUE TIFFANY COUNTER BALANCE FLOOR LAMP. Tiffany lamp with a bronze five legged base, marked Tiffany Studios NY 468, with an iridescent blue green Damascene shade, signed LCT Favrile. Base 53”H, shade 10.25” dia. .
- Tiffany Studios. Pine Needle fourteen-piece
Tiffany Studios. Pine Needle fourteen-piece desk set. c. 1920, gilt bronze, Favrile glass, printed card stock, glass. 11½ h × 9 w × 4¼ d in. result: $3,668. estimate: $2,500–3,500. Set is comprised of a letter rack, picture frame, stamp box, rocker blotter, pen wipe, letter scale, paper knife, reading glass, inkstand, perpetual calendar, paper clip, pen tray, memoranda pad, and a pair of blotter ends. Impressed to each example ‘TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK’ and numbered ‘1008’, ‘919’, ‘801’, ‘905’, ‘982’, ‘872’, ‘969’, ‘903’, ‘846’ ‘930’, ‘971’, ‘1004’ ‘1022’, and ‘999’, respectively. Provenance: Tiffany Desk Sets, Holland, ppg. 47-78 Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: New Edition, Duncan, ppg. 510-513 illustrate the series
- L.C.T. FAVRILE GLASS TIFFANY LAMPDESCRIPTION:
L.C.T. FAVRILE GLASS TIFFANY LAMPDESCRIPTION: L.C.T. Tiffany favrile glass table lamp. Features an iridescent blue to gold dome shaped shade with twist motif tapered stem. Designed with a single light socket and pull chain power switch. Signed: "L.C.T. Tiffany" at top shade and "L.C.T. Tiffany" along bottom base. CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 15.25" x D: 7" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
- ASSORTED REFERENCE BOOKS RELATED TO
ASSORTED REFERENCE BOOKS RELATED TO GLASS42 volumes including: The Art of Rene Lalique by Patricia Bayer and Mark Waller, Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press, 1988; Old Glass, European and American by N. Hudson Moore, New York: Tudor Publishing, 1935; Glass in Early America by Arlene Palmer, Winterthur, Delaware: The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Publishing, 1993; Rarities in American Cut Glass by Herbert Wiener and Freda Lipkowitz, Houston, Texas: Collectors House of Books Publishing, 1975; Glass, 5,000 Years by Hugh Tait, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991; American Cut and Engraved Glass by Albert Christian Revi, Camden and New York: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1965; Faberge, Imperial Craftsman and His World by Dr. Geza Von Habsburg, London: Booth-Clibborn, 2000; Tiffany Lamps and Metalware by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge and Suffolk: Antique Collectors Club, Ltd., 2007; other various titles
Condition:
fair overall, most with only light wear from usage, some with additional distress at spines and dust jackets, occasional loose binding, presence of bookplate, or library stamping
- TIFFANY STUDIOS BRONZE BASE WITH LEADED
TIFFANY STUDIOS BRONZE BASE WITH LEADED GLASS SHADEAmerican, 20th century, Tiffany Studios telescopic bronze base #397, one foot stamped "Tiffany Studios/New York/397", six sockets, two marked "Hubbell", one marked "E [arrow]", one marked "Monowatt", one marked "Arrow H&H", one unmarked, wired for electricity, Paul Crist Studios stamped shade, polychrome floral design, interior rim marked "Crist 79BC", 10-7/8 x 22 in., with later heat cap, 25-1/8 x 10-1/2 in.
Note: Similar base pictured in Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware pg. 95, fig. 364 & 365.
Condition:
each socket working/electricity working at time of inspection, some sockets likely replaced, fitter ring dented and bent, shade and base sits off kilter, approximately 74 hairlines and cracks, one leaded glass pane with orange glass patch, base with discoloration and uneven patination, verdigris on base and heat cap, wiring possibly later
- TIFFANY STUDIOS "JEWEL AND FEATHER"
TIFFANY STUDIOS "JEWEL AND FEATHER" TABLE LAMPNew York, early 20th century, base #584, shade #1439, slag glass shade in variegated cream, green, and yellow, with gilt applied to leading, marked "Tiffany Studios/New York" on interior of rim, 6-3/4 x 16-1/4 in.; textured gilt bronze base with three twisted sockets, one marked "Bryan", base marked "Tiffany Studios/New York/584", wired for electricity, 22 x 8 in.
Note: Similar shade pictured in Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware pg. 152, fig. 623.
Condition:
approximately 20 hairlines, rubbing and losses to gilt on leading, heat cap, and base, inconsistent gilt finish; base with scratching and discoloration; frayed and torn original cord, not tested for functionality, heat cap does not sit flush
- TIFFANY STUDIOS "PEONY" TABLE LAMPNew
TIFFANY STUDIOS "PEONY" TABLE LAMPNew York, early 20th century, base #358, shade #1475, leaded glass shade in variegated violet, green, and orange, interior rim marked "Tiffany Studios/New York/1475-17", 7-3/4 x 18-1/2 in.; patinated bronze base with repeating naturalistic decoration, three sockets, each marked "Weber", raised on pad feet, base marked "Tiffany Studios/358", 26-1/2 x 10-1/8 in.
Note: Similar example pictured in Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware pg. 165, fig. 669.
Condition:
each socket working/electricity working at time of inspection, shade with a few air bubbles, approximately 90 cracks and fine hairlines, including one area of lower banding with more severe hairlines and spider cracks, surface accretion to shade and base, base causing shade to be slightly off kilter, anomalies as made, heat cap and base with discoloration, verdigris, and uneven patination, wear to feet, probably rewired
- ART NOUVEAU FAVRILE GLASS & BRONZE CANDLESTICKNorth
ART NOUVEAU FAVRILE GLASS & BRONZE CANDLESTICKNorth America, possibly Tiffany Studios, New York, USA. Favrile glass and brass adjustable candlestick, ca. 1900. Bronze screw attachments for glass cups are numbered (62, 123, and 6T). An elegant adjustable candlestick with a decorated foot and slender stem. The stem branches out with three arms that present floriform favrile glass cups and bronze bobeche inserts for each candle cup. Each floriform gold favrile glass cup boasts beautiful iridescence of fuchsia, violet, and aqua hues as well as striations of coppery plum hues around the ribbed bodies, flared necks, and scalloped rims. The candlestick is adjustable via its attractive floral shaped knob. Simply stunning! Size: 5.75" W x 22" H (14.6 cm x 55.9 cm)
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) developed a type of iridescent art glass called Favrile glass in the 1890s, patenting Favrile glass in 1894. The name "Favrile" was derived from an Old English word "Frabrile" which means hand made. Favrile glass stands apart from other types of iridescent glass, because the coloring is actually embedded into the glass itself. Winning the grand prize at the 1900 Paris Exposition solidified Tiffany's international fame as one of the stars of Art Nouveau glassmaking!
Tiffany's experimentation with Favrile glass led to his discovery that treating molten glass with metallic oxides increased the level of absorption and resulted in mesmerizing iridescence as one can see in this example. This innovation was a marked improvement over earlier glassworks that were painted over with enamels in order to amplify their brilliance. By contrast, Tiffany's glassworks were significantly more impressive, presenting complex coloration as well as sensitively delineated natural forms and motifs. He and his team could create organic motifs like the applied lily pad motifs visible on the candle cup of this candlestick, akin to a virtuosic painter.
See a similar candlestick albeit with jeweled cups in Tiffany Lamps and Metalware: An illustrated reference to over 2000 models, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge: Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1988, p. 384, plate 1566.
Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000
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Condition:
Overall excellent with some patination and a few very minor casting flaws on candlestick. Glass free of chips save minute flea bites to base of one glass cup which is covered by the bronze screw attachment below it. Each glass cup's bronze screw attachment unscrews from the candlestick, and the screw attachments are numbered (62, 123, and 6T). Note: only one of the glass cups easily unscrews from the screw attachment below to reveal the base of the glass cup. Quite a beauty!
- LOUIS C. TIFFANY FURNACES ART DECO DESK
LOUIS C. TIFFANY FURNACES ART DECO DESK CLOCK Impressed 'LOUIS C. TIFFANY FURNACES INC, 376'. Movement signed 'CHELSEA CLOCK CO. BOSTON, U.S.A. 154652'
Literature : Alastair Duncan, “Tiffany Lamps and Metalware," reference # 1935, P 498.
- UNUSUAL TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK FLOOR
UNUSUAL TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK FLOOR LAMP Early 20th century. Bronze base #430 with full figured goats, fluted acanthus shaft with a bronze and Favrile glass boarder shade. Goldish-brown patina.
Literature : Alastair Duncan, “Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, reference # 830, P 211.
- UNUSUAL TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK DOUBLE
UNUSUAL TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK DOUBLE STUDENT LAMP Early 20th century. Leaded glass and patinated bronze. Shades have an early Tiffany Studios tag. Base impressed 'TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK'.
Literature : Alastair Duncan, “Tiffany Lamps and Metalware," reference # 207, P 58.