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Property from the Geyer Collection

TIFFANY STUDIOS | TWO "DAISY" PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES

Auction Closed

October 7, 07:54 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Geyer Collection

TIFFANY STUDIOS

TWO "DAISY" PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES


circa 1905-1910

comprising one red and one green frame

favrile glass, patinated bronze

red frame impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK with the Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company monogram

green frame impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK

red frame: 7¼ x 6 in. (18.4 x 15.2 cm)

green frame: 6½ x 7½ in. (16.5 x 19.1 cm)

Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, p. 442, no. 1762

Overall in very good condition. The bronze surfaces throughout with scattered minor surface scratches, abrasions, wear, and minor traces of oxidation and surface soiling consistent with age and gentle handling. The horizontal green frame with wear to the patina throughout, resulting in a more golden tone to the bronze. The glass of the red frame is possibly replaced.


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