Modern America: The Wolf Family Collection
Modern America: The Wolf Family Collection
Eight-Light Moorish "Prism" Chandelier
Auction Closed
April 20, 07:56 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Tiffany Studios
Eight-Light Moorish "Prism" Chandelier
Executed circa 1905.
with eight decorated "Lily" shades
leaded glass, favrile glass, patinated bronze
shade impressed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 3093; each "Lily" shade engraved L.C.T.
36 in. (91.4 cm.) drop
23 in. (58.4 cm.) diameter
This chandelier showcases Tiffany Studios’ masterful integration of glass and metalwork. The gilt bronze fixture features a leaded opalescent glass shade with a central “Turtle-Back” tile, encircled by iridized favrile glass prisms and interspersed with bronze ball chains. The elaborate design is further distinguished by eight decorated “Lily” shades. All together, these elements cast the perfect ambient light onto the Wolf Family’s other treasures of fine art, sculpture and decorative arts.