Design
Design
Property from a New York Collection
Tiffany Studios
33-Piece "American Indian" Desk Set
Lot Closed
March 15, 02:02 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a New York Collection
Tiffany Studios
33-Piece "American Indian" Desk Set
circa 1910
comprising two pairs of long blotter ends, one pair of short blotter ends, one pair of bookends, two inkstands with glass liners, two stamp boxes, two notepad holders, one pen tray, one double pen stand, one letter rack, one calendar stand, one utility box, one cigar box, two match stands, five letter openers, two rocker blotters, two paper clips, one pen brush and one magnifying glass
patinated bronze, glass
each piece impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK with respective model number
long blotter ends: 19 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. (48.9 x 6 cm) each
for eight pieces:
Toomey & Co., Chicago, December 2, 2018, lot 375
Acquired from the above by the present owner
George A. Kemeny and Donald Miller, Tiffany Desk Treasures: A Collector’s Guide, New York, 2002, pp. 52 (for the utility box, paper clip and paper rack) and 55 (for the letter opener and rocker blotter)
William R. Holland, Tiffany Desk Sets, Atglen, PA, 2008, pp. 126-131
Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2019, p. 532, nos. 2131-2132