TIFFANY STUDIOS | “Peony” Table Lamp

Private Collection, New Jersey
Sotheby's New York, November 23, 1991, lot 601
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Dr. Egon Neustadt, The Lamps of Tiffany, New York, 1970, p. 140 (for the shade)
Alastair Duncan, Tiffany At Auction, New York, 1981, pp. 60, 131 and 147 (for the shade)
William Feldstein, Jr. and Alastair Duncan, The Lamps of Tiffany Studios, New York, 1983, p. 71 (for the shade)
Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 278 (for the shade)
Martin Eidelberg, Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Nancy A. McClelland and Lars Rachen, The Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York, 2005, p. 20 (for the shade)
Alastair Duncan, Tiffany Lamps and Metalware, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2007, p. 145 (for the shade)
Margaret K. Hofer and Rebecca Klassen, The Lamps of Tiffany Studios: Nature Illuminated, New York, 2016, p. 107 (for the shade)

Overall in very good condition. The shade is comprised of a cheerful springtime palette with peonies in varying stage of bloom articulated in an array of pinks and orange, ranging from pale pink, to deep red-orange. The background is comprised of naturalistic sky-blue glass, which transitions to a rich grey blue in the lower register. The leaves are executed in a range of vibrant greens. The shade with approximately 8 hairline cracks dispersed throughout, stable. The shade with some extremely minor and light surface soiling concentrated to the contours adjacent to the leadlines, consistent with age. The bronze base is in very good condition and displays a rich russet brown patina. The bronze surfaces with scattered minor surface scratches, abrasions, and light surface soiling and traces of oxidation to the recessed contours of the design. The sockets and paddle switches all appear to be original and undisturbed. With a later reproduction finial with threaded pin in very good condition with extremely light wear. An attractive example of this iconic floral model displaying an unusual and vibrant spring-time color palette.
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