TIFFANY STUDIOS | A Rare "Wild Carrot" Inkstand

with a clear glass liner

Private Collection
Team Antiques, White Plains, New York, 2006

Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 366
Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, p. 430, no. 1709
Martin Eidelberg, Nina Gray and Margaret K. Hofer, A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls, exh. cat., New York Historical Society, New York, 2007, p. 83

Overall very good condition. The patinated bronze surfaces display a rich brown-green patina, with scattered minor surface scratches, abrasions, and a few very minor flakes to the patina consistent with age and gentle handling. With minor light traces of surface soiling and oxidation to the recessed contours of the design. The clear glass liner appears to be a later replacement, with scattered minor surface irregularities and air bubbles inherent in the making. A highly intricate and naturalistic form displaying superb casting quality. The scale of this inkstand is surprisingly small, imparting the piece with a highly refined and jewel-like presence.
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