A Vision: The Collection of Michelle Smith
A Vision: The Collection of Michelle Smith
Tiffany Studios
Three Desk Set Articles
Auction Closed
April 22, 11:22 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
Tiffany Studios
Three Desk Set Articles
circa 1910
comprising one large and one small “Pine Needle” letter rack and one “Grapevine” pen tray
patinated bronze, favrile glass
pen tray impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/1004
small letter rack impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK
large letter rack: 8 ¾ x 12 ⅝ x 3 in. (22.2 x 32.1 x 7.6 cm)
Acquired from the above
Robert Koch, Louis C. Tiffany, Rebel in Glass, New York, 1966, p. 189 (for the pen tray)
Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Louis Comfort Tiffany at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1998, p. 88 (for the pen tray)
William R. Holland, Tiffany Desk Sets, Atglen, PA, 2008, pp. 55 (for the large letter rack), 56 (for the small letter rack) and 87 (for the pen tray)
Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019, pp. 510 (for the letter racks) and 512 (for the pen tray)