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The Art Work of Louis Comfort Tiffany
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6,000 - 8,000 USD
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- The Art Work of Louis Comfort Tiffany
inscribed To Mr. Wm Meyle/Dear Mr Meyle/This is my sixty seventh/birthday & you have been with me/& helped me in my work for almost/half of that time. It is with great/pleasure that I give you my book/& thank you for all your faithfulness./Louis C. Tiffany/Feb. 18th 1915
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1914; number 39 of 492 limited edition copies on Japan paper, 4to, 20 tipped-in colorplates, 40 photogravures, all with captioned tissue guards; original embossed gilt vellum boards with red underpainting; together with a polychromed invitation on art vellum to L.C. Tiffany's birthday breakfast at his Studios on 19 February [1915]
Provenance
William Meyle, decorator at Tiffany Studios, 1915
Thence by descent
Condition
4to (12 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.; 315 x 245 mm). 20 tipped-in colorplates, 40 photogravures, all with captioned tissue guards; light toning to margins, one guard partially detached. Original vellum, red underpainting, gauffered and gilt to a pattern resembling a period tin ceiling, title embossed on upper cover, edges and endpapers plain; extremities lightly rubbed revealing the underpainting. Overall very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This book is warmly inscribed by Louis Comfort Tiffany to artist William Meyle, who was employed as a decorator at Tiffany Studios from the 1880s until the time of his death in 1918. Meyle represented Tiffany Studios at the Chicago Columbian Exposition in 1893, and played an important role in the interior decoration of the H. O. Havemeyer Mansion.